It has issues, but we should support this type of film making

Rating: 7/10 (18 March 2018)

I completely disagree with the 1 star reviews, it certainly is not a 1 star film. This film is by no means perfect but I quite enjoyed it. It has good acting from Portman and Leigh an intriguing concept and stunning visuals.
I largely agree that the decision to send this team in as they were was unrealistic, I think some exposition would have been good to understand what had been tried so far because you do wonder why an armoured unit or missiles wouldn't have been successful and I don't believe that any country wouldn't resort to that after months of failure. This slight detachment from what I consider to be realistic is what sets this film apart from a 10/10 film like Arrival for me.
Having said that, I wish people would be a bit more forgiving. Hollywood pumps out a large amount of rubbish and the fact that the film studios were too scared to release this to cinema world wide just emphasises my concern. We should support the endeavour to make something a bit more intellectual and thought provoking even if it doesn't hit the highs we want.