Zooey

This film terms the story of a teenage boy and his mysterious teenage girl neighbour. It is a coming of age story, with a twist. If the twist was developed further, I would have been even more interested in it.

It wasn't sci-fi and it wasn't drama. It was a story that never really got going because it was too superficial. With a better script it could have been a really good movie!

Therefore only 3/10 from me.

Well directed and shot. Cute movie about a little boy who meets a little girl with a secret. Comics and aliens and superheroes, fun. And good for the whole family. We likes it.

It's not a terrible film, but it is molasses-slow. If all the long, artificial pauses in the conversations were removed, and the slowly-speaking characters actually conversed normally, this would be a 15 minute movie. The acting is a bit uneven (the actress playing Zooey is the best of the small cast). On the positive side, the cinematography is decent to good, and this film shows what can be done with a tiny budget ($15K). Sadly, there's a twist that goes nowhere, and the movie just sort of ... ends.

VERDICT: 2.85 stars, rounded up to 3 (out of 10). Not without some merit, but I can't recommend it to the masses.