I must not be seeing the same movie as everyone else

Rating: 4/10 (4 November 2016)

I must say this is an average film. I will not spoil anything for anyone until it releases wide for the U.S. but just in case my negative sentiment counts as a spoil I clicked the Spoiler Button. From length and timing of the film, to cookie cutter supporting characters whose lack of depth would shock any aliens coming to earth. I wanted to leave the theatre early but assumed that something amazing must be coming up from so much excitement being garnered for this film. Amy Adams even seems bored with the plot her mouth is almost partly open as much as Kristen Stewart in every film she makes.
I really want to talk about the silliness of the Shyamalan mind blowing Sixth Sense attempt that fell flat and was figured out long before hand. There is no point to anything that happens in the film, from why aliens are here, what they are doing on arrival, our reactions on a national level, and why cell phones or email seem to be unavailable for every government in the world. I really wish they would let more people review screen plays so that we wouldn't be forced to watch the same plots get dissected and re-taped together to form an original movie. Please Hollywood, wake up we are not all stupid people that like being force fed Overcooked Marvel Movies, or Frozen Raw Disnified Star Wars Repoops.
Based on the time trajectory of the whole Halloween Reboot, Ghost Busters, Foot Loose, Spider-Man, etc won't be long before Harry Potter is rebooted from lack of original material. I can only hope all the millennials in film school can right a good screen play since I currently can't find anyone who can. Save for BFG (Good Attempt), Midnight Special and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, 2016 has been the worst year in cinema history. It's no wonder ticket prices are up as attendance falters at theatres losing to original content on Television, Cable and Internet. Sure they say they are making more money in movies but that is just higher prices and they don't mention the lowering attendance levels.
And please sound track designers, we all don't need silly atmospheric strings or synths to let us know when to feel fear, or empathy, or love, the visuals and scene would be more than enough. Stop dumbing things down. Only one scene was worthwhile in this film and I know anyone will be able to figure out which one since they gave a 2 minute event about 15 minutes in this movie. But by the end of that inception moment you had high hopes that were never attacked or climaxed past for the duration of the movie. I fear for the next decade of movies.