Thought Provoking

Rating: 7/10 (12 November 2016)

Amy Adams is exceptional and really showcases her talents in this thought provoking Sci-fi movie. The 'aliens have landed' type of movie has been done too often, usually predictable, leave your brain at the door kind of nonsense. Arrival needs, and demands your attention throughout, with a very well directed and written film. With an interesting take on how the world would unite or split while facing an alien presence the director makes the story somewhat relevant with today's society. I enjoyed Arrival and would recommend taking time to go see it even although the story does seem to drift away in the final third.