Good instincts from Jim Grce, mixed result

Jim Grce was the thing I kept watching in Super 8 (2011). It is solid enough, but there are moments where it feels a bit on autopilot. I like the idea of the performance more than the full result. The quieter stuff works better than the bigger beats. I would not call it bad, just not as sharp as it could have been. Some scenes click, some just sit there. I can see someone else being kinder to it, but I did not fully get there.