The Arrival

  • 2022


MOVIE IS entertaining embarrassing impending effective
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45 %
64 % Fresh
$ 14 Million
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Positive Reviews 11
Negative reviews 4
Average Rating 3.1/5
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3.0
For a movie with a rather grand scope surely issues of impending ecological disaster and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence form at least as .. EW
4.4
Zanes frustration is the engine for a science fiction film of unusual intelligence that keeps on thinking all the way to the end, springing surprises .. Rogerebert
1.5
What it lacks in sophistication (everything), it partly makes up for in sheer gall. Time Out
3.5
Goofy summer fun that makes Earth vs. the Flying Saucers look like Citizen Kane.
3.0
But once its plot has been bared, it turns into a muddled chase movie filled with glaring inconsistencies. The New York Times
3.8
Its a strong, lean piece of writing that moves quickly. Nothing is wasted, and nothing happens the way youd expect. San Francisco Chronicle
2.5
A hokey summer entertainment that is full of big machinery, satellite dishes du jour, long embarrassing close ups and gaps in logic through which larg .. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
If you dig science fiction, want to see Charlie Sheen in a good role for once and enjoy the X Files and their alien conspiracy theories, there is no r .. JoBlo
2.0
The CGI alien special effects are only so so, but the film is rich in ideas, well executed and is pleasingly entertaining even if silly. Sover
3.8
The biggest alien invasion picture of the summer of 1996 is Independence Day.But its not the first. ReelViews
3.1
The bottom line is that The Chronicles of Riddick is undeniably a wonder to look at, but its all style and no substance. Reel Film Reviews
4.5
The film is loaded with suspense and action.Sheen does a fine job as the hero, Teri Polo does a good job as Char, Ziminskis girlfriend and Ron Silver .. Lariat
2.5
No logic, little character development and a thin story that is supposed to be compensated for by startling effects. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.3
The audience remains 10 steps ahead of the story for the next hour and a half, only to find a nonsensical, anti climactic ending without a shred of re .. Spliced Wire
4.5
Sheen is working outside of his element, but the energy he puts into his multidimensional character helps keep the story moving. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Of course, theres also an element of lighthearted adventure (like Indiana Jones or Allan Quatermain), fused with comedy and mystery and romance.
1.5
Less an alien invasion movie than a conspiracy film (it just hapens to turn out that the conspirators are aliens).



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