What in the world did I just see?

Rating: 3/10 (16 February 2017)

What in the world did I just see? I waited to watch this one in my home, and to add it to my extensive science-fiction collection, but now that I've got ARRIVAL on disc, I can't imagine wanting to see it ever again. The entire thing was a long wait for something to happen, but very little ever did. What a disappointment! Furthermore, how are we to imagine that aliens resembling reptiles, and unable to communicate with us, have arrived to give lessons on humanity? Although ARRIVAL is too much of a stretch for the most avid of sci-fi fans, I feel the acting was fine, although Forest Whitaker's mumbling has become increasingly unintelligible with every movie he's been in for the last five years. Thankfully, he had very few lines in this one, making it quite obvious he was brought into Canada for his name rather than input to the "story." Incidentally, if you still haven't seen the movie and intend watching it at home, you will need a decent audio setup to hear much of the music that resides below the range of a flat-screen TV's tiny built-in speakers.