Earth To Echo Review

A family found-footage update of E.T. meets The Goonies sounds ominous. Earth To Echo, though, is delightful. Three young boys, about to be separated, follow strange signals on their mobiles into the dark desert to find... Witty and well-told, the film has funny depictions of the kids who’ve grown up with the internet, but it also crackles with the childish excitement of heading into the unknown, at night, with only your best pals for support. The last act sinks towards the level of a poor man’s take on Spielberg’s masterpiece, but it’s lifted by a final wondrous spectacle that Steven would surely applaud.