My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Saturday, December 10, 2016

The Arrival (2016)

We have us a contender.  I’m not sure if this will take the spot for the best film of the year (Moonlight) but it’s really close.  This is a new landmark in science fiction film making.  Director Denis Villeneuve just crafted one darkly beautiful and emotionally exquisite drama.  Amy Adams, giving us another powerful performance, plays a linguist brought on board to communicate with an alien species that has arrived to Earth.  Why are they there?  Are they invading or are they here for some other reason?   Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker costar and give equally solid performances.   What I especially loved about this film was the creature design and their circle-pictograph language.  I hope this film gets a lot of love come Oscar time.  Grade: A


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