Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Arrival
2016
****½
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma, Mark O'Brien, Abigail Phlowsky, Julia Scarlett Dan, Jadyn Malone

After alien spacecrafts appear in twelve locations around the world, the U.S. Army brings in linguist Louise Banks, who is trying to come to terms with the death of her daughter. She joins a team of scientists who attempt to find a way to communicate with the visitors. Denis Villeneuve's thinking man's science fiction drama follows in the footsteps of Contact and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but also offers something entirely original. The film is intriguing and wonderfully atmospheric, not least because of Jóhann Jóhannsson's haunting score. Amy Adams gives yet another brilliant performance in the lead. Based on Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang. Academy Award winner for Best Sound Editing.