I don't see why it is rated so high

Rating: 2/10 (17 December 2016)

It started out with promise, the alien visitation is upon us. I love the alien and ufo genre but this movie made little sense to me. I mean, giant squid shooting ink splatters to communicate? So many questions to ask simply about the Squidleys. First comes to mind is they are obviously much more advanced then earthlings. They obviously have been studying us for some time (they say we have something for them at some point in the future). It would seem they would know how to communicate with us just as humans learn to communicate with the animal world. When we pay attention to our pets we usually know what they want, and how they communicate. I just don't see how this lack of communication in the movie can exist when these advanced aliens have the vastly superior technology to arrive on earth in incredible crafts and have defied gravity at the same time. Then the actress who plays the linguist. I am sorry but booooring. I mean, she tells the Squidleys she is Louise?? I mean, geez Louise, do you think they even give a hoot? It's like my poodle telling me he is a beagle. OK fine, be a beagle. I just don't see why the Squidleys would need that information. Then Ian walks?? You got to be kidding me!? All in all I actually fell asleep watching this movie. For the alien visitation genre this is a very poor clone of Close Encounters. Ugh