Beyond Fest 2016: Arrival Film Review
Linguistics professor Dr. Louise Banks is called upon to communicate with an alien race in ARRIVAL.
When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team - lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) - is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.
***1/2 Stars
Arrival
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Screenplay: Eric Heisserer Based on the short story "Story of Your Life" written by Ted Chiang
Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma
Not Yet Rated
Running Time: 1 hour 56 minutes
Rating Scale:
***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average
*** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor * = Bad 1/2* = Abysmal