Entertaining

Rating: 7/10 (24 June 2005)

I don't usually go much for films that get into religious/philosophical concepts, but this one was fascinating nevertheless. The idea that another civilization might contact ours as a result of our telecommunications is wonderful.
There were also some nice touches in the film. My favorite is a charming allusion to the star Vega, which features so prominently. When everyone's communing in the desert, among them are the Vega Car Club of Southern California. Perfect, especially since the Vega is such a forgotten vehicle these days, with very few left running. Not that it was a very good car, but I suppose it was a decent small car, reasonably priced. At any rate, this was very amusing, and it was such a blast from the past.