Arrival
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3.45 / 5
Based on 348 votes and 114 reviews
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December 11, 2016
Excellent cerebral sci-fi grounded by a very emotional personal story. Great atmosphere courtesy of Villeneueve's direction and the score, but don't come into this expecting action. Amy Adams does a very good job as lead.
December 11, 2016
This movie was so slow and boring i fell asleep.
December 10, 2016
Thought provoking. Not your typical sci-fi.
December 10, 2016
I walked out after 20 minuets, I just couldn't take it any longer.
December 10, 2016
First time I fell asleep at the movies. The only thing I enjoyed was the popcorn.
December 09, 2016
You would have a much better time watching paint dry outside in December then trying to watch this. Those rating a 5 as a masterpiece and brilliant obviously have some cannibas in their system. I have a great imagination but this poor excuse for an alleged love story and sci/fi movie just drug; without drugs that is. I did not get it and would not recommend it to anyone who is not mystical and ethereal.
December 09, 2016
An absolute masterpiece, unless you like whiz-bang children's stories in space.
December 09, 2016
What Interstellar should have been.
December 09, 2016
Great movie with original and smart sci fi. People who rated this a 1 simply thought it was gonna be aliens with laser guns, it's the opposite and shines with great direction and cinematography. A must see for sci fi goers, maybe skip if you're only a blockbuster grandiose movie goer.
December 07, 2016
Exciting....the many ways I was able to almost stay awake during this yawner. I mean, watching the attendants pumping gas at Costco is more exciting. I guess there was a plot, but I did not get it; and please no need for an explanation. It is just a shame that cash awards or incentives are not given for those able to stay until it finally (hurrah) ended. Boring!
December 07, 2016
And the ink encircled it's head like a wreath. Very disgusting movie just in time for Christmas. Nearly as rotten as Almost Christmas and bad Santa. If they don't like Christmas, please don't try to make a movie about it.
December 07, 2016
Like a bad remake of close encounters of a third time only without any good actors and a less believable story line. Save your money and see something else.
December 07, 2016
One of the worst and boring movies of 2016. Very hard to watch, a lot of the scenes were blurry.
December 06, 2016
I agree with some of the others that the movie was a real "snoozer." Had to struggle to stay awake. Non-linear thinking, jumping from the present to the future to the past? Maybe Steven Hawking would "get" it but Star Trek on TV has done this so many times in various episodes.
December 05, 2016
Not very good. It started off fine, then went nowhere, very slow moving. Lost interest, kept looking for them to wrap it up. The study of linguistics is confused with being a linguist here. At one point I thought they needed to just blast everything away from Earth, but the space things shaped like satellite dishes took off by themselves. Then Nicole suddenly ran with a stolen cell phone and started speaking Chinese..... the FORBIDDEN LANGUAGE!!!
December 03, 2016
Oh boy what a total waste of my time and money this movie was. Almost fell asleep it is slow and boring. I kept waiting for some action and it never comes. Save your money dont go see this movie.
December 02, 2016
The only good thing about this movie was the tea and popcorn" , I would like to have my money back!
November 29, 2016
Arrival started off with good suspense and tight expectation of being an intelligent alien movie, not just a shoot-em-up blood fest. But it quickly went too far in the other direction, along the lines of 60's 'flowers in the end of rifles' direction. Resorting to the tired, old formula of the intellectuals looking down their learned noses at the crude, thuggish military who have the gall to point weapons at the assumed peaceful aliens, who couldn't possibly come in anything but peace and love. When truthfully, how would anyone in their right mind ever believe that with so very little to go on?? The three lead actors, however played their roles flawlessly and the acting was great. So, you should see it, because the acting is worth it, if some of the plot is predictable and some parts are presented with a twist on time that may confuse at worst and aggravate at best. Go to see the actors act and the fantastic graphics.
November 28, 2016
Beautiful execution. This is a deep movie, exploring death, grief, collectivism, paranoia, linguistic science, temporal possibilities and extraterrestrial life. All seen stripped bare of movie glamour and graced by great performances from Adams, Renner and Whitaker. If you want to be challenged, go see this collectors masterpiece.
November 27, 2016
One of the finest most engrossing science fiction movies I've seen in a long, long time.
November 27, 2016
Disappointing ending! It lacked depth and excitement for an Alien movie! YouTube videos about Aliens are more exciting! To save time and money, it would be more exciting to watch those YouTube videos at home with some popcorn instead of watching Arrival!!!
November 26, 2016
Slow moving movie. Not terrible but not that good either, in my opinion. Nothing original about it. They were just copying 'Interstellar' with time being circular is all, but not as good as that movie.
November 26, 2016
When I saw the trailers for 'Arrival' earlier this year, I read a copy of the short story upon which the movie is based: 'The Story of Your Life' by Ted Chiang. I thought the screenwriter did an okay job of taking a very cerebral, esoteric 40-page story and turning it into a two-hour movie - but only just okay. I think there was a bit of 'Hollywood-ization' to add some drama and action elements, but overall the spirit and thrust of the story were kept intact. About 3/4s of the way through the movie, there's a plot twist revealed. Having read the story, it was no surprise to me at all, but I heard a few people muttering things like "Ohhh... now I get it..." so I guess it did come as a bit of a surprise to some folks. One thing I appreciated, but that some audiences may not, is that the ending is not a typical Hollywood ending where everyone rides off into the sunset all sunshine and smiles. The ending of both the story and the movie end on somewhat a sombre note...
November 25, 2016
Not the best Alien movie I've seen. You need to see this more than once to grasp it.
November 24, 2016
The way that this movie is understood in such polar ways is exactly the problem we all have with communication; it's what the movie is trying to show. It's important to have people like Amy Adam's & Jeremy Renner's characters that won't take a reactionary position ... a timely notion
November 24, 2016
If you like boneheaded shoot em up this is not for you. This movie makes you think about the nature of communication and how language influences our experience and reality. It is creative and beautifully acted. My wife and I both loved it.
November 24, 2016
Watched this movie,one of the worst I have ever seen.Anybody who says this was good,must be from a planet the Aliens came from.A waste of money.
November 23, 2016
I love science fiction movies, and this one too! It is not an "Independence Day" kind of movie - and I'm glad for that! This is a movie which you need to think.
November 23, 2016
im sorry , im not sure what movie these people were watching or if they are actual reviews , but they didnt see the same movie i just did . This movie wasnt good at all . It moved slow, the plot made no sense and was just all out bad . Jeremy Renner is way to good of an actor to pick suck a small part which really didnt reflect his acting skills that much in the story. Amy Adams was passable but , for me the story , plot line everything about this movie did nothing for me i will be generous and give it 2.5 out of 10 . Make this a rental ( when your trapped in the house from a snow storm )
November 23, 2016
I enjoyed this moviethough a washroom break could throw you off.The plot is intense
November 23, 2016
Very Good movie...It doesn't fall on your lap,you have to think
November 22, 2016
My wife and I were both bored. We did not get it. I guess it is a director movie where he "gets it" and hopes the audience can figure it out. Great sound, great popcorn, but boring movie. I would recommend you skip it.
November 21, 2016
I feel the film beautifully showed the fragility of communication; when what is said and how we choose to interpret may have an effect. It's welcome message told within a great movie, wonderfully acted. A really must see...for everyone.
November 21, 2016
This was NOT what I was expecting. It is an art movie. An art, romantic science fiction movie. It was slow and pretentious. It felt a lot longer than it was. If you are looking for a sci-fi alien movie, this isnt it.... Did I mention it was slow and pretentious?
November 21, 2016
I was falling asleep during this movie.
November 21, 2016
The tried too hard to make a movie about foretelling the future by going in a circle It did have some points but could not pull it all together at the end due to the fact that there is too much jumping from beginning end middle middle end beginning In the end it distorted the entire plot and story line
November 20, 2016
Really liked the movie. Bit of a snoozer at parts but the twist shocking. Think I have to see it again so all the pieces fit together.
November 19, 2016
The movie definitely doesn't rate 4 stars and I'm being generous at 3. Good actors, confusing plot (goes back into her past, then jumps forward, then back again)! Definitely disappointing.
November 18, 2016
Boring, vague plot with no real outcome for humanity, Very disappointing although most of Tarantino's movies are strange and appear to be the product of someone on drugs.
November 18, 2016
cool
November 17, 2016
I would watch a movie of Amy Adams sleeping for two hours. She's amazing.
November 17, 2016
Quite original.
November 16, 2016
The sound was not perfect so missed out one dialogue frequently. Interesting concept re time travelers from the future although how do they (and we) know they are from the future if their language is nonlineal?
November 15, 2016
Very interesting concept and intriguing presentation. Attention grabber via communication medium.moo
November 15, 2016
I liked it. Sort of. Used a few neurons in my gulliver to maybe figure it out. Maybe not.
November 15, 2016
An incredibly emotional sci-fi film about the need for empathy, collectivism and communication in modern society. Incidentally, it is also the best movie about death and grief since Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain.
November 14, 2016
Worst movie I have ever seen, boring and really about nothing. Waste of money.
November 14, 2016
OK, well, I liked it. I actually stayed awake for the whole film, which is rare these days. Different approach to alien invasion films. Instead of the military and firing power - linguistics, communication, memory and goodness are used to reveal the story. Having taken a Linguistics course in University, I was fascinated by this aspect of the film. If you're in the mood for Independence Day 3 you will be disappointed. It's a thinking persons film. There are also a few political references in the film that I found funny. Amy Adams does a great job. I read a review recently that she sucked. The person who wrote it was probably expecting ID3. Over and out of the theatre!
November 14, 2016
The movie goes in a circle: or anyplace on that circle like the alien's circular script. Confusing, plays with your concept of time and credibility. Need to see it several times or to read the detailed plot. My wife fell asleep, I stayed awake throughout, or did I?
November 14, 2016
I love movies and it takes a lot for me to lose interest in a movie; however, I found myself nodding off during this one and I couldn't wait for it to be over. The plot was confusing and it dragged on and on.