Although young Toby Kellogg was sent on an expensive music camp by his parents, he feels too cool for school. Longing to rejoin his budding pop group, which has become rather bolshie in his absence, he sneaks away and travels back to his native city. Upon arrival he makes a shocking discovery : the whole of his family seems to have gone with the wind...
"Moving Target" is a mystery thriller. It is not entirely easy to figure out its target audience : young adolescents, older adolescents, fully grown adults ? Some of the events depicted seem too dark for frothy family fun, while seasoned movie goers will have no difficulty in guessing the reason behind the Kelloggs' sudden disappearance. The depiction of youth culture, or of a certain type of youth culture, isn't all that impressive either.
Still, the movie does have charm, just like its young protagonist, and the central premise is intriguing. Moreover, the protagonist needs to solve a variety of practical puzzles, which results in some fine instances of lateral thinking. (For instance, what do you do if you find yourself in a strange city and if you need, absolutely need, to get to a certain address in no time flat ?)
There must be millions of parents who dream of skipping town before their teenage children realize what's going on. For people blessed with teenagers who rehearse music at home the temptation must be ginormous.
"Moving Target" is a mystery thriller. It is not entirely easy to figure out its target audience : young adolescents, older adolescents, fully grown adults ? Some of the events depicted seem too dark for frothy family fun, while seasoned movie goers will have no difficulty in guessing the reason behind the Kelloggs' sudden disappearance. The depiction of youth culture, or of a certain type of youth culture, isn't all that impressive either.
Still, the movie does have charm, just like its young protagonist, and the central premise is intriguing. Moreover, the protagonist needs to solve a variety of practical puzzles, which results in some fine instances of lateral thinking. (For instance, what do you do if you find yourself in a strange city and if you need, absolutely need, to get to a certain address in no time flat ?)
There must be millions of parents who dream of skipping town before their teenage children realize what's going on. For people blessed with teenagers who rehearse music at home the temptation must be ginormous.