A childless couple in the rural American Midwest have their prayers for a child answered when a spaceship crashes near their house and they find a baby inside. They raise the child, who starts developing superpowers as he grows up. Sound familiar? Yes, it's a retelling of the Superman origin story, which then deviates from that template with the prepubescent alien becoming subject to the malevolent influence of a recurring message from the wreckage of the spaceship and gradually turning evil as a result. After that the film switches to full horror mode and concomitantly loses direction or interest. A pity, because the original premise had more potential.
5/10
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