Movie Review: 'Arrival'
Director: Denise Villeneuve
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
Plot: Dr. Louise Banks does teachers linguistics and is haunted by memories of her deceased daughter. When 12 giant saucer-shaped craft appear across the globe she is recruited by the military to bridge the communication barrier with the creatures on board.
Review: Right off the bat audiences were put in mind of the 1997 Zemeckis film Contact, a generally smart sci-fi drama that was forever associated with an unsatisfying finale. The trailer for Arrival was equally vague in its depiction of the story ...