Good Sci-fi - but trying too hard to be 2001 space odyssey and fails

Rating: 6/10 (12 November 2016)

The movie is good - and perhaps better than good. If you like sci-fi it's a must-see movie. However, it is not great – and it is really trying way too hard to compete with movies like 2001 Space odyssey and Interstellar.
The movie cannot decide whether the main object is the alien or the human. The humans are boring and I really just wanted to know more about the aliens. The movie is trying to give us insight into the "main character" life story – but it's difficult to care.
Of course, this movie is more about humans and human behavior and communication – and the aliens work as a metaphor. The main problem is that the metaphor has a personality, while the "main characters" has none.
The visuals and music is Excellent. The movie would have worked very well as a music video.
Due to very boring main characters the movie is not even close to 8 stars. However, there are several elements of greatness in this movie. 6 stars.