It's alright, I guess.

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 1998)

I haven't read the book. I'll say that right up front.
Basically, this movie is supposed to be a deep, philosophical cosmic-type movie. At least that's how it's billed, and that's how I've heard many here describe it. What's out there in the starry void? I'd rather ask a different question: what in the hell do extraterrestrials have to do with God? The protagonist is an atheist/agnostic. The whole mood of the movie is supposed to be theistically "iffy"- God might exist, and then again maybe not. But the story still ends with humanity reassured and in the cradle; if God the Father doesn't exist, don't worry about it- we've got older alien brothers and sisters to look after us. If the movie had to be agnostic, I'd rather see a lone humankind facing the cold universe, by themselves, strong and mature. Or better yet, in my opinion, a universe in which God exists, but isn't about to hold our hand for us. Another thing that ticked me off is that the Christian guy and the Agnostic girl seemed to hit it off awful damn fast, even though they completely disagreed on fundamental matters of existence. Not even a "where you from" with those two.