not worth the current rating of 8.3

Rating: 5/10 (15 January 2017)

This movie is based on a short story. The idea is kind of like Independence Day, where ships appear over 12 points on earth and each ship has a team of experts dealing with it. The US team made up of Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, are the focus of the movie.
I have no problem with the idea behind the movie, in fact, I came in hoping that it wouldn't be a rip-off of the idea (ships appearing over metropolitan areas is not a new concept in science fiction). Many movies (and authors) have different takes on this. Regardless, the interaction with the aliens is good. The way it's done is pretty good. But, there really is not build up, and no denouement, it's just flat, all the way through. There is a bit of something, but frankly, not enough to really interest me to see it again. I kept hoping, since this is a movie that, I'm assuming, they want to win some sort of award. Denis Villeneuve did Sicario, which was excellent. Loved that movie and a couple of his others. Amy Adams, I like. Jeremy Renner, Forrest Whittaker, Mark O'Brien (whom I've been a fan of since he was on Republic of Doyle), overall a great cast. But, like I said, the movie falls flat.