".....but the movie itself doesn't try to be much more than your standard alien invasion movie."
Respectfully, I differ on this opinion. (Spoilers). It's actually a rather beautiful and touching film. It really outclasses the standard alien invasion fare. For starters, Lupita Nyongo is wonderful in this. She has to do quite a bit of acting and emoting through subtlties with her face, expressions and body. And what a presence she has. You can't take your eyes off her.
And the story is bitter sweet. To summarize it in just a sentence or two....the guy she befriends (Eric) saves her in a very profound way. And she saves him in an incredibly selfless and touching way.
The marionette scene was beautiful and poignant. And the card trick scene, done in complete silence…just really great stuff. Even just the gesture of Eric getting Sam that pizza, and what he wrote on it…this movie has some magic moments. It was FAR from a typical, cookie-cutter alien invasion flick. It almost has kind of an art house feel to it. Seeing Sam smile for the first time…that alone is something special.
This is a movie that definitely needs to be seen in a darkened movie house (NOT at home in your basement). This should be a shared experience with others, and on the big screen, with Dolby sound. And, it's a movie that will stay with you a while.
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CraigJamesReview (1638)
3 months ago
to be totally honest, I felt like it was hard to even make out what these two were saying some of the time. I don't know if I saw it in a bad theater with terrible sound or what but I felt like this movie required subtitles
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