The Arrival is an entertaining well made film, until you get to the ending.

Rating: 7/10 (8 February 2017)

The First thing that i like in the movie is that i like the depiction of the aliens. How they tried to interact with them using a certain language. I was trying to imagine that perhaps if this scenario happens in real life we would be facing similar problems. I also like the mystery in trying to understand their language and i felt that part was executed well and the cast were outstanding.
What i don't like however is that on paper the story is very thin and it lacks substance. What i like most about the film about the aliens weren't as fleshed out as i would like to know more about them and their predicament after 3000 years as they said. Near the end, it feels like it was rushed and that the time-travelling part was quite out of place. It felt like it was a cheap way of using deus ex machina in order to put the protagonists role in the story..
I enjoyed the movie for the most part. The problem is that i don't think this movie gives much depth or lesson to begin nor does the interesting portrayal of the aliens redeem the terrible excuse of the ending this movie has.