Underrated sci-fi

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2019)

No, not an over-done cgi blob thrown on a screen with a lot of extra pointless action. Or, an over the top mistimed plot twist or climax.
I thought this movie had a good steady pace. Both, main actors did great. The epiphanies/flash backs had a lot of mystery and played a puzzle that you tried to piece together.
The special effects and soundtrack were perfect for this movie. It also had an ending that was original and memorable. Nothing like I can remember for a sci fi movie. I waste way too many hours these days watching somewhat decent movies only to be left with the director and screen writers not knowing how to give a movie a solid ending.
For the time, space travel, e.t.s, science, etc. it has been ages since Hollywood has come out with anything that comes close to making me feel it all could be somewhat believable. My other example off the top of my head would be the movie Contact.
You have movies like Arrival and then on the other end of the spectrum you have movies like The Transformers series and Armageddon. This one is going to be hard to beat when it come to the technicalities that make a great sci fi movie. As someone who has studied many hours of anthropology and linguistics, I thought this movie was spot on! I watch it anytime it comes on tv.