ARRIVAL (USA 2016) ****
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
Review by Gilbert Seah
The Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve has never failed to impress. From his early French Canadian films UN 32 AOUT SUR TERRE and MAELSTROM to his English Hollywood films SICARIO, PRISONERS and ENEMY, Villenueve has transcended different genres though his films share one common trait. There is the human angst mixed into a thriller/mystery story. The same can be said in his latest, most ambitious and biggest production to date – ARRIVAL. The ARRIVAL here could refer ever to the first contact of the aliens or the birth of the baby girl to the film’s protagonist, Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams).
As in any good mystery thriller, Villenueve whets the audience’s appetite at the film’s start by teasing them with the voiceover by Dr. Banks. “I used to think this was the…
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