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I think the main problem with this film is the science fiction stuff. It seems to be a completely separate story from the main group of kids making their movie. The characters involved in the alien plot are not fleshed out and there is a miscommunication between the movie and audience about who should they should care about. For example the movie starts showing the Alien as a tragic character and we are supposed to feel sorry for it, but then a scene later we see it eating a person.Even the Alien itself is a letdown; the movie spend a good portion of the film hiding the Alien from sight only to have a very  reveal. It just seems that the science fiction elements should have been there to aid the story of the kid's movie instead of being treated as a main story line.That said the plot with children making the movie is fantastic. It has great dialogue, the characters are fully fleshed out, and the plot itself is very heartwarming and rewarding You get to see the film they made at the beginning of the ending credits It also helps that this is one of the best cast of child actors in a very long time and they so much to their story. Also a quick nod to the cinematography and special effects, which were both very impressive. Overall this movie should have only been about the kids but unfortunately got a half assed Military Vs Alien plot attached to it. Still it's worth your  and you should come out of the theater feeling like you didn't waste 112 minutes of your life.3.5/5
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