John Newman reviews Super 8 SPOILERS AHEAD...
As many have already pointed out- and which is abundantly clear from the moment it starts- Super 8 is a film in awe of early Steven Spielberg. It’s tempting to speculate on uncomfortable moments when he got to see just how faithful a facsimile of the sorcerer’s work the apprentice turned in. This is double edged for writer / director JJ Abrams who might be accused on the one hand of plagiarism but praised on the other of lighting up what has been a fairly repetitive summer of clanging action. Unlike almost all of its 2011 rivals, Super 8 has a beating heart and for the most part this is strong enough to make the film a worthwhile exercise in its own right rather than just a tribute.
