Grabs you by the throat.....

Rating: Null/10 (6 January 1999)

This movie is POWERFUL science fiction with a heavy dose of humanity added in for good measure. Although I've never been much of a fan of Jodie Foster, she hits everything on the mark in her performance as Ellie Arroway. The direction is also masterful and makes the film jump off the screen the way you've come to expect from Robert Zemeckis. Those that taunt the movie as grossly inferior to the book are usually of the set that want to make sure that you know they read the book. Two different mediums, both deliver.
This movie raises several moving questions, guaranteed to make you pick your brains with your more thoughtful friends.