Director: David Yarovesky
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Jackson A. Dunn, David Denman
Running Time: 90 minutes
Synopsis: In rural Kansas, farmers Tori and Kyle Breyer (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman) are unable to conceive a child. An alien spacecraft crashes onto their farm, and they adopt the baby that they find within it. Twelve years later, their son Brandon (Jackson A. Dunn) starts to receive alien messages and exhibit strange behaviour, and then discovers super powers. Brandon learns his mission on Earth is evil, and unleashes horror on the community and anyone who attempts to stop him.
What Works Well: The premise of a far-from-benevolent alien in child form is intriguing, and the no-matter-what bond between mother and son creates a sturdy foundation for parental disbelief. The special effects are impressive, and director David Yarovesky effectively deploys moments of shock and gore. Jackson A. Dunn is chilling as a subdued force of evil causing havoc in a well-drawn small-town milieu. The pacing is brisk enough to pack plenty of carnage into 90 minutes.
What Does Not Work As Well: Ambitions exceed the capacity to deliver, the narrative caught between global menace and local slasher. Brandon's strengths, once revealed, are supercharged, and yet unleashed according to traditional and toying stalk-and-terrify-before-the-kill victim-by-victim rhythms.
Key Quote:
Brandon: I've realized I'm special. Because my real parents aren't from a stupid place like here. 
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