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Charlie Sheen,
Charlie Sheen,
Ron Silver,
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David N. Twohy,
David N. Twohy
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: Live/Artisan
: Science Fiction , Aliens, Werewolves
: 109 min.
: English, French
: English, Spanish, French
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A shy radio telescope operator named Zane Ziminski (Charlie Sheen) picks up a series of regular signals coming from space -- and deliberately pointed toward Earth. Convinced that he has discovered alien transmissions, Ziminski is first chastised and then fired by his boss (Ron Silver). Obsessed, he builds a makeshift radio telescope in his house to find out where the signals were sent. Convinced that they're intended for aliens already hidden on Earth, he tracks them to a bleak, isolated Mexican village, where he joins forces with a female scientist (Lindsey Crouse), who has suspicions of her own after witnessing an acceleration of global warming. The villagers turn out to be aliens, and the village a front for an underground alien complex. The aliens are here to "terraform" Earth and prepare it for the arrival of the rest of their race, who will die unless they leave their homeworld and colonize elsewhere. Only Ziminski can stop them. Written and directed by David N. Twohy, The Arrival is a throwback to the genre chillers of the '50s. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
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| Seen 4 times, would see again
by Synn
November 8, 2004 - 4:30 PM PST
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1 out of 4 members found this review helpful
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| Have seen this at least four times. I like this alien thriller because it builds slowly, involves deception by major characters, unintentional doublecross by a romantic partner, and the main actors provide stellar performances. Except for the lukewarm acting from the main character's girlfriend (who if I directed would have the role of the one night stand killed by scorpions instead of the highly intelligent and maturely beautiful woman who did die). Not sure I liked that the climax of this alien invasion occurred in the desert witnessed by only two people and that the only black person with a significant role turns out in end a helpless alien. In this movie, the aliens that we looked for in outer space have already come to our planet and make good livings among us, such as research university professors and sheriffs. I like the ironic humor in that. The aliens cause global warming since they need very high heat to survive. They possess a technology that changes their physical appearance to look exactly like humans. Shortcomings in this movie have to do with the incomplete details of how the aliens arrived here, with no appearance of any spacecraft, and utter absence of government intrusion - making this a puzzle tale told in a vacuum. These glaringly missing details keep this movie intriguing. |
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