Directed by:
Dave GreenScreenplay:
Henry GaydenCinematography:
Maxime AlexandreComposer:
Joseph TrapaneseCast:
Astro, Reese Hartwig, Teo Halm, Ella Wahlestedt, Jason Gray-Stanford, Mary Pat Gleason, Arthur Darbinyan, Valerie Wildman, Tiffany Espensen, Peter Mackenzie (more)VOD (2)
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Tuck, Munch and Alex are life-long buddies who are about to make an out-of-this-world discovery. Their neighbourhood is being destroyed by a highway construction project and they must all move to different towns. But just two days before they must part ways forever, they begin receiving strange signals on their phones. Convinced these signals are signs of extra-terrestrial life, they begin the hunt for their source. What Tuck, Munch and Alex discover is beyond their wildest imaginations: a small, cute, energetic alien who has become stranded on earth. They name their new friend Echo... and now they must undertake their biggest adventure ever helping Echo find his way home. In a race against time and with certain adults trying to foil their every move, this is one journey that will touch their hearts in unexpected ways and change their lives forever. (Roadshow Entertainment)
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Surprisingly, I was able to get over the fact that the entirety of this film was shot with a hand-held camera. Maybe because the movie managed to return me to my childhood. It tells a story about a group of fifteen-year-old boys who are about to say their goodbyes and move to different parts of America. Before that happens, however, they decide to spend their last evening together by embarking on their last grand adventure, which they hope to never forget. You can feel that the story is simple and made on low budget, but I didn’t mind at all. I enjoyed this last adventure as much as if it were my own. And that’s what’s important with movies like this.
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I like that the filmmakers were able to use a handheld camera for something other than a horror film. True, this was achieved in the movie Super 8, and the story here is quite similar, but not horror; rather, it's a family-oriented film with a touch of sci-fi. It logically invites comparison to the movie E.T., from which Earth to Echo cannot emerge as the winner. The story isn't strong enough for that.
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