a science fiction story of alien contact and human confusion

Rating: 9/10 (3 December 2016)

Excellent!The tension between hard science solution [ represented by the physicist] and the Humanist language/communications expert. We saw this film last Wednesday, and by chance had seen "Contact" just the week before. The two films, made years apart , have a natural affinity and make a good progression. It was so nice not to be spoon fed obvious facts and details and not to be needlessly spooked and frightened.The cheap special effect and pyrotechnics of lesser films are totally missing here.Rather, thoughtful conjecture about what "aliens" might be.What they might want. What they may want to tell us. The interlacing of time and place is mesmerizing and I would strongly recommend this film. This is a film that viewers will return to, perhaps many times, to see how the time elements are developed. Well done! This thoughtful science fiction is a credit to the genre.