Worth seeing once, but...

Rating: Null/10 (15 December 2000)

Despite an intelligent script, good acting, a fantastic set-up and a unique premise, "Contact" is a disapointment and doesn't hold up well on repeated viewings.
*SPOILER WARNING*
No, there aren't any "aliens" in the usual sense, which was okay. "2001" didn't either.
* END OF SPOILER *
The real disapointment is that such intense awe and suspense is built, but just when we feel we're about to be pushed over the edge, it pulls back. The conclusion isn't trite or silly, ( although many will beg to differ, I'm sure) but there's no transcendence. I wanted to be catapulted into the unknown and, briefly, was. Too briefly.
Despite this, "Contact" is thoughtful and thought provoking. Those who dismiss it entirely ( along with the superior " Close Encounters ) probably can't wait for "Species 3" or "Alien 19". Fine, they can have them.

As of now, the world is still waiting for the next "2001". I'm ready. Really ready.