Interesting Plot, But Bogged Down in Feels

Rating: 8/10 (31 January 2017)

I really got into the basic plot of the movie and the part that language plays in it. It asked a lot of great questions at the beginning and figuring out how to communicate was well done, which earned all of the 6 stars I gave it.
What bogged me down was some of the melodrama that just has to be included in movies these days. I find it hard to believe that there would be such a rush with regard to aliens that have done pretty much nothing upon arrival. They didn't attack anyone. They didn't even really try to communicate in any way. They just sat there and let us come to them. I didn't understand all the stress and I certainly didn't get the whole bomb plot or responses from China and Russia.
The reveal at the end was pretty interesting too, but, once again, got bogged down with the feels as so many movies do. Imo, the language plot was good enough. We didn't need the added commentary on "life" etc., and that was a boring distraction for me.
Overall, I was disappointed what with all the hype.