The occasional action scenes are as appropriately tortuous as the tired teen-out-of-water plot is torturous. This is a kid-flick that's speed-skating on one leg.

Predictable teen-slush.

The movie turns out to be hyperslick, quite well made in the technical sense (beautifully photographed and designed) and somewhat shallow, another exploration of that perennial and passionate teen theme, fitting in.

Airborne falls just short of approximating that time capsule longing, but it did unveil a mirror for audiences, both local and far beyond...