A must see...

Rating: 9/10 (7 January 2000)

This movie, although not as great and detailed as the book, is indeed very well done and captures the real essence of the truth: who are we to think we're the only ones with intelligence on an immense yet uncovered universe. Although parts of it are true fiction (no way the signal strength could be that high, and it would be unlikely that a TV broadcast could get to a neighbor galaxy) the aspect that we must keep on listening and the way the scenes roll is very well achieved. Too bad the duration of the movie is small, compared to all the events in the book. But, as with all book-to-movie adaptations, there's no time for everything.
Thanks Carl, forever