First Light

There are lights in the sky. Cal (Saïd Taghmaoui) is following the UFOs. Teenagers are having a party in the woods. Alex Lainey (Stefanie Scott) gets affected by the lights and develops superpowers. Sean (Théodore Pellerin) has a crush on her and gives her a ride.

This reminds me of Chronicle in that it's a lower budget sci-fi indie trying to punch above its weight with some over-the-counter special effects. The story is basic but has potential. I actually found the brothers very intriguing initially. This should be a road trip movie with Alex and the brothers. It definitely needs a car chase to spice up the action. They already split up a truck. I don't think it's asking too much to crash one or two more.

Cal is the bigger issue. He's the source of a couple of problems. He's really only good for the expositions but maybe it would be better for the kids to figure things out themselves. Cal's first problem is his initial encounter with Alex. Why doesn't his radiation meter go off? He picks up a girl in her underwear and drops her off at a truck stop. What's wrong with him? Shouldn't he call the police? I'd just as well eliminate Cal from the story. It would be simpler. This sci-fi indie has lots of potential and achieves about half of it.

Wow.

There's an hour and a half I'll never get back...

this film, which has decent cinematography and acting, doesn't know what it wants to be when it grown up and, hence, it's much ado about nothing in the end.

No real plot. Movie doesn't hang together. The first 2/3 is a different movie entirely and has little bearing on the last third, which sort of centers around the promised plot.

But then is falls flat and ends horribly.

If you liked the "non-ending ending" of Lost you'll love this.

Avoid.

This is my first review. I decided to try this movie in spite of some hateful reviews I had read. I'm glad I did. The movie was engaging and interesting, well produced and with appropriately worthy special effects. I felt it was slightly reminiscent of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' at certain points. I give it 8 out of 10 to help offset some of the ugly negative reviews.

Give it a chance. Watch til the end and you'll get it. It drags a little, but pay attention. I thought it was a good teenage romance/science fiction. I like movies where I have an emotional connection with the main characters, and I did. I recommend to teens and over.

I thought this was a well made film with good characters. Definitely not your usual teeny bopper garbage (that always seem to do really well). Whilst this may have been aimed at a teenage audience based on it's main characters, to me it had a more grown up feel. The reviews suggest this film is a bit Marmite, you either love it or hate it. I loved it and would recommend.