Lyrical

Rating: 9/10 (11 November 2016)

Ostensibly this is a film about an alien arrival. Is it an invasion ("Independence Day") or are they friendly ("Day the Earth Stood Still")? Will they be perceived as friendly or will we assume they are aggressive? That's what you think you are going to see, but it isn't. Not really. Instead you will get a treat, one you don't expect and one that sneaks up on you bit by bit.
The script is excellent and the concept behind the script is even better. The photography and the music are marvelous, as is the editing that hints are the story's resolution.
The only thing I could quarrel with is the makeup for Amy Adams - she doesn't appear to age even though the story takes place over a number of years. Otherwise this would be a 10