Another score for Jodie Foster in a wonderful film

Rating: 8/10 (23 October 1999)

I am a fan of Jodie Foster since I saw "The Silence of the Lambs", where she shows one of the best performances by an actress ever. In "Contact" she proves one more time that she's just incredible. I can't understand why she wasn't nominated to the Oscar. Maybe because this film (that also deserved to be nominated) is very complex to the people in general- I am talking about the ones who liked "Titanic" (yuck!), "Good Will Hunting" (ugh!) and other dumb flicks.
"Contact" was one of the best films of 1997, a weak year for cinema, and it impressed me. The story is amazing, specially the last 30 or 40 minutes, which really kept my attention. This film, as another recent one - "The Sixth Sense" - is a thing to think about, and not just to watch and forget. Of course there are some moments when "Contact" fails, but the mistakes are very small and the film is great the same way.