Mindless sci-fi movie relying on editing cheat for "twist"

Rating: 3/10 (6 October 2017)

The "sci-fi" part of the story is fairly irrelevant considering they don't really explore any of the ideas presented in the movie;
1) We are given "flashbacks" throughout the movie (but they turn out NOT to be flashbacks). ANY person who has a history of watching movies will be familiar with these edits; show a moody person with some sort of past, "flashbacks" of a son, of Jeremey Renner, would all lead any person to think these are scenes from the past (deceased son, failed marriage?). They aren't - but it doesn't really matter in context to the story.
2) The aliens know something about the future which requires understanding of an alien language. Apparently figuring out this language allows you to see the future. Conveniently for the filmmakers, they never tried to explore the whats/whys behind her newfound ability and how her learning a language can give her such a special skill. I've learned non-linear things before - never saw the future because of it.
3) There is also talk that something horrible happens in the future which requires the cooperation of earthlings to solve. Instead of seeing any hints at what this disaster may be, we are only privy to scenes of an Asian politician dancing with his wife.
Really, not ANY meat on this bone. The more you chew on it, the more you realize it's all fat.