Never Blew Me Away,

Rating: 6/10 (24 September 2017)

Arrival is a decent movie with a reasonably well developed plot and a talented cast. It certainly shines in terms of its elements of Science Fiction, the special effects, sound design and cinematography are breathtaking, truly deserving of its Academy Award nominations and win in those categories. These elements come together to create truly engrossing spectacles of cinema.
However, it failed to really engage me in to its story, trying to combine so many Sci-Fi elements while also remain grounded in reality. I never became certain of what this film was trying it be or what it wanted me to feel.
The character development is also poor. While Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner certainly deliver top notch performances, because of the muted vibe this movie was going for, I was never given a reason to care about them, to want them to succeed or get together. We learn very little about them, trying to intrigue its audience, I merely become uninvolved with them and stopped caring about the story all together.
Tries to shock, but instead tires. Controversial opinion, you may love Arrival, as many do, but I found it to be a slow moving and tedious mess, I could not possibly recommend it.
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