By Skip Sheffield
“Earth to Echo” is strictly kid’s stuff, aimed at children too young to know the far superior “E.T.” This is a debut effort by writer Henry Gayden and director Dave Green and it stars three fresh-faced youngsters: Teo Helm, Astro and Reese Hartwig as three friends whose homes are threatened by the construction of a freeway. After received a series of mysterious encrypted messages, they learn they are from a tiny robot-like alien with big buggy eyes who like E.T., wants to go home.
That’s pretty much it, except for some cool special effects when the alien reconstructs a space ship. Give the kids some money for admission, parents, and enjoy a more adult movie.
Two stars