Review Arrival (2016)

[Katie-Ellen]

Title: Arrival

Tagline: Why are they here?

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma, Mark O'Brien, Julia Scarlett Dan, Abigail Pniowsky, Jadyn Malone, Carmela Nozza Guizzo, Andrew Shaver, Shawn Campbell, Larry Day, Pat Kiely, Frank Schorpion, Lucas Chartier-Dessert, Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld, Sonia Vigneault, Mark Camacho, Sabrina Reeves, Russell Yuen, Julian Casey, Tony Robinow, Anana Rydvald, Ruth Chiang, Sergiy Marchenko, Brittany Teo, Chistian Jadah, Joe Cobden, Lorne Brass, Genevieve Sirois, Abdul Ayoola, Bineyam Girma, Abdelghafour Elaaziz, Daniel Esteban, Hal Roberts, Matthew Willson, Victor Andres Turgeon-Trelles, Michael Nangreaves, Robert D. Morais, Mustafa Haidari, Albert Kwan, Reda Guerinik, Adrien Benn, Sasha Samar, Kathleen Stavert, Kattia Thony, Leisa Reid, Brent Skagford, Gurdeep Ahluwalia, Brian Dunstan, Dan Duran, Lori Graham, Orla Johannes, Sangita Patel, Tammie Sutherland, Max Walker, John Sanford Moore, Camille Ross, Ola Sturik, Karen Belfo, Chloë Bellande, Philippe Hartmann, Laurean Adrian Parau, Nathaly Thibault, Leslie Baker, Christian Jadah, Alex M. Yeuh, Dave Campbell, Alexander Da Mota, Akul Dang, Frank Fiola

Release: 2016-11-10

Runtime: 116

Plot: Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.



Unusually low key action in some ways, especially for this genre...and that's good. The arrivals are massively impressive and ultimately, touching, and the story is subtle and thoughtful. Messages in bottles, and the curse of the gift of prophecy.

 

[Tim James]

I thought it was pretty good, myself.

 

[AgentPete]

I'd currently watch anything from director Villeneuve, who seems to be at the height of his powers...