Tierra a Eco

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. (15.12.2014)

I like that filmmakers have managed to use a handheld camera for something other than a horror film. True, this has already been achieved in the movie "Super 8", and the story is quite similar, but not horror, rather a family film with a hint of sci-fi. It will probably be logical to compare it to the film "E.T.", from which "Earth to Echo" cannot emerge as a winner. The story is not strong enough for that. (14.10.2014)