One of the most boring movies I've seen

Rating: 3/10 (13 November 2017)

So glad I rented this from Netflix instead of paying who knows what to see it in the theater. I'm really not sure what all the fuss was about. I gave it a three only because Amy Adams did a fantastic job and the cinematography was great. The movie was slow as molasses. I don't always have to see a fast paced movie, but if you are going to have one as slow as this, please tell me a compelling story. Jeremy Renner was totally wasted in this movie, he didn't do anything. Forest Whitaker was just mad all the time and the rest of the cast was basically non-existent. Amy Adams plays a linguist who is called upon to try to decipher what the aliens are saying. Forest Whitaker's character acted like deciphering a new language should be like learning to count to 10. All he did was say hurry up and we can't do that. Jeremy Renner, the scientist on the project was just window dressing as far as I could see. He didn't have any meaningful lines or input into the movie. Amy Adams carried the story and the emotion. She is the only reason I actually sat through the entire movie. In the end there is twist. They tried to make it like the twist in the Sixth Sense, but Denis Villeneuve's direction is so scattered and subtle that it falls short. My husband actually missed it and he loves these kind of movies - being a HUGE fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey.