Uninspiring

Rating: 5/10 (16 November 2016)

The trailers would have you believe this is a sci fi movie,,but it isn't.
I'ts yet another tale of our own mortality and how we treat each other as human beings and earth dwellers. I think at times the movie wallowed in it's own self importance and everybody was convinced this was a masterpiece from the outset.
Many times before have we seen this idea..Midnight Special done it much,much better and cleverer , others include Contact..War of the Worlds and The Day The Earth Stood Still( including the re-make) ,, with the exception of Midnight Special all the others are probably on a par with Arrival.
The thing I didn't get was when you say Sci Fi you think of science and spaceman..but nothing in the plot explained any of the science...the spaceships..time travel,,anything! Nothing went into the way the aliens traveled ..not too much of an important point but I think one that should have been addressed.
I have a feeling this will probably bomb as it is ,dare I say it, a tad boring. Nobody gives any real performance and the direction is a bit dry and over sentimental.
Beautifully filmed though..a treat for the eyes..nothing else..I gave it a 5 ..mediocre at best !