Ignore the critics (only 1 small spoiler)

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2017)

Please ignore the negative reviews. I find that 90% of people who write the user reviews have ridiculously high expectations of movies and just love to criticise. The same kind of people who always complain about their food at a restaurant. If you're a new age Sci Fi fan and liked movies such as interstellar, Gravity and Prometheus then I think you'll like this. It's one of those sci fi movies that inspires teenagers to become astronauts (maybe a linguist in this case). It is somewhat emotional, which can lead to feelings where people either hate the movie or love it, hence the polarised reviews. This is the sort of film you'd wished you saw in cinema due to the great visuals (10/10 for me) with a good soundtrack that I first heard in 'shutter island' and 'disconnected'. It would've been interesting if the writers attempted to explain how they deciphered the alien language rather than avoiding explaining it with a voice over by Jeremy renner, but the premise was interesting enough. Not higher than an 8 for me as I loved it at the time but it hasn't stayed with me like a 10/10 movie would. Maybe it's because I can't relate to the main character that much (different sex).