This movie is incredibly fascinating an eery

Rating: 9/10 (16 February 2019)

The best way to describe this movie would be to equate it to sketchbook. From the first glance at the cover its plain and obvious but when you start flipping the pages you will find an incredible art piece.I was a little bit tense seeing an all female cast on the screen thinking the movie would either start preaching something to the viewer or bash the other gender like most people do these days, but the movie doesn't do that at all and i am very grateful for it. This movie is rather long but the way it manages it's own run time is really good. The characters are a bit predictable and obvious but i took no issue with that. I am not a big fan of Natalie Portman to be honest but she did a rather decent job playing Lena in this movie. I really love the score of this movie. I had chills running down my spine when the soundtrack was plying in combination with what i was seeing.It doesn't melt into the background like a lot of scores do but rather it is actively present in the movie and you can definitely notice it. The overall message and theme of the movie is really fascinating to me. It took the overused "alien invasion" plot a lot of movies use and completely flips it on its head. The movie definitely pulled the rug from under my feet with that one. I really wish there were more movies like this out there.
I got to be honest here though, i had to watch this movie more than once to truly appreciate every single thing this movie throws at you. It can be overwhelming and i do recommend to watch it more than once to have it fully sink in. The movie has an ambiguous open ending that suggests that it's not really Lena but rather the alien came back from the shimmer much like her husband. I like that because the movie was showing us that clearly she has escaped safely. This is what i love the most. This movie has a lot of layers, dimensions and metaphors to it. That's why i give it an 9 out of 10