Rim of the World

I wouldn’t say McG is such a bad director. Technically and digitally it was fine. I’m just fascinated that no one in the film thought that children, in my opinion, definitely don’t behave like this in this age. Anyway, the pop culture references were great, they are definitely the biggest positive of the film. But I would like to meet someone as well-versed in pop culture as the spoiled brats (besides the redhead) in this film. I couldn’t stand them. And I think that compared to, for example, the movie It or the Stranger Things series, this is the biggest shortcoming of this movie. (13.04.2020)

It's a mess of all sorts of things, and it's not funny. When he quotes both Jurassic Park and Alien in the kitchen scene, it's watchable, but such scenes are woefully few and far between. Moreover, the main child characters act like they’re ten years older, but it's not funny... Whether I liked it or not, I had to compare them to the heroes of Stranger Things, though they could barely measure up to their ankles. As for the direction, McG is my favorite music video freak (and he has already made the fine The Babysitter for Netflix), but this time he's noticeably hampered by budget – the special effects are downright bad during the first encounter with the aliens, and later they're skimped on for good measure, leaving the film, sadly, with nothing to offer. (26.05.2019)