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ARRIVAL film review

Intelligent, non-blockbuster drama of first extraterrestrials (overtly) landing on Earth

 

– By Mark Glass –

 

Here’s another case of aliens landing on Earth. But this one’s no f/x laden, epic-scale battle. It’s a thoughtful drama about how the world might handle such a new enigma. Set your adrenaline levels for the likes of Contact or Close Encounters of the Third Kind, rather than an Armageddon or either Independence Day opus.

Twelve huge vessels land around the globe, and remain silent. Leaders of each country debate attacking them or trying to establish communication. The US military calls upon a linguist (Amy Adams) and physicist (Jeremy Renner) to take the lead, while sharing intel with most of the other nations on what they’re learning.

 

READ THE FULL REVIEW AT CLAYTON/RICHMOND HEIGHTS PATCH:
http://patch.com/missouri/clayton-richmondheights/movie-review-arrival

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