Alien at the Movies

 Dead Reckoning

On the island of Nantucket, 2 orphans meet for some summer loving. Then, a revenge plot exploded in their faces. She is Tillie (India Eisley), college bound teen/underage drinker/skinny dipper. He is Nikko (KJ Apa) local cab driver/college student/green card holder. This romance story turn thriller is an easy read because many of its moves blatantly telegraphed & has its plot driven by too many coincidences & shortcuts. But if you like your movies uncomplicated & easy to follow, you might like this one with the handsome hunk, bikini beach, & 2 naked butts. It’s lightweight drama featuring the FBI, terrorists, a bomb, & the Fourth of July.

Alien gives it 2½ “relative connections” stars out of 4.