I must quit reading the reviews before seeing movies

Rating: 5/10 (12 November 2016)

I always reference IMDb before seeing a movie. Arrival having an 8.5 rating puts it on a list of really great films. So many positive reviews were the fuel I needed to feel as if this was going to be a great movie. The cast performed well, but this movie is very, very, slow. I kept waiting for the good parts, looked at the time, and realized it had been an hour. My mind started thinking about other things.
You'll have to think real hard to get the plot. My 16 year old loved it; his 45 year old dad regretted buying tickets. Arrival is similar to close encounters of the third kind. I considered leaving the theatre but kept believing in the rating and thinking the movie was going to pick up speed, but it never did. I must not know what a good movie is.