Under The Shadow Of Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) .

Rating: 3/10 (6 December 2016)

This film is so bad it makes Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) look good. No doubt some of the special effects make this film unique, but there is lack of suspense and overall thrill.
This film also fails as a sci-fi action flick. I don't want to go into details about the aliens portrayed in the film- that will spoil it for you if you haven't yet seen the film.
The film starts in flash back about a mother, Louise Banks(Amy Adams) remembering the birth of her daughter. The memories progress till the daughter is a teenager. Then we see that her daughter has contracted a terrible and disease, a form of cancer and she is on her death bed wearing a ventilator mask. She dies.
Then a flashback to the beginning when all was well and the words "Come back to me," uttered by her mother.
Sometime after, twelve extraterrestrial spacecraft appear across the Earth. Louise, who is a linguist is asked by US Army Colonel Weber(Forest Whitaker) to join a team to find out why they have come. You will have to see the film to find out what happens next.
The film also stars Jeremy Renner alongside Amy Adams. Renner's career has seen him rise from obscurity to one of the most well paid actors in the movie industry. Forrest Whittaker who won the Academy Award, for his role as the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, makes a lackluster presence in the film. So does Jeremy Renner. The main role of the film is of Amy Adams. Though she is a capable actress, I fill the dull script lets her down.
The special effects of the film rapidly become stereotypical and boring. You can compare this film with the Jodie Foster film Contact(1997). I find Contact is a better film, and more so script-wise. The sound-effects of the film are decent but not spectacular. The photography is well handled as well as the direction.
The film is directed by Denis Villeneuve. It based on the short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. Villeneuve has previously directed the thriller Prisoners(2013) and the action-thriller Sicario(2015). Thank you for reading my review may you live long and prosper.
More alien encounter films to see: Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978), Alien(1979), The Thing(1982), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Xtro (1982), Lifeforce (1985), Invaders from Mars (1986), The Blob (1988 film), Killer Klowns from Outer Space(1988), Mac and Me (1988), Communion (1989), Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1990), Shadowzone(1990), Fire in the Sky (1993).
There are so many more movies but I can't write them all. These above are a good guide.