Allen review – what would happen if ET came back for Elliott as an adult? Turns out nothing great
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TLDRAllen follows the adult version of a manchild haunted by his childhood alien encounter. This live-action feature from Ludo Studio turns a quirky premise into a relentlessly unsubtle facsimile beholden to formula, spelling out its emotional significance so thoroughly there is little left for us to feel.
It’s important for stories about magical formative experiences to make the point that time marches forward. Puff the Magic Dragon slinks back into his cave; Max bids farewell to the Wild Things and returns home; the snowman melts, leaving behind only a hat and scarf. It’s not just about the passage of time, but the melancholic act of saying goodbye – the child moving on, the experience imprinted o
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