Being uttered in the same breath as 2001 in many quarters, Arrival does indeed share its same majesterial pacing and slow unfolding of events around this mysterious first contact scenario, yet Villeneuve creates a surprisingly intimate tale with the excellent Amy Adams hugely effective as the everyman/audience experience viewpoint. The demanding and steady pacing of the narrative and enigma reveals are utterly mesmerising, leading to an immensely satisfying resolution that completely justifies all that led up to that point. With intelligent ideas and writing and as another example of wonderfully-controlled direction from Villeneuve, Arrival is a strong and impressively-realised story.
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