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Cast

Amy Adams
as Dr. Louise Banks

Jeremy Renner
as Ian Donnelly

Forest Whitaker
as Colonel Weber

Michael Stuhlbarg
as Agent Halpern

Mark O'Brien (IX)
as Captain Marks

Tzi Ma
as General Shang

Abigail Pniowsky
as Hannah (8 yrs. old)

Julia Scarlett Dan
as Hannah (12 yrs. old)

Jadyn Malone
as Hannah (6 yrs. old)

Frank Schorpion
as Dr. Kettler

Lucas Chartier-Dessert
as Private Lasky

Christian Jadah
as Private Combs

Lucy van Oldenbarneveld
as CNAC Anchor

Andrew Shaver
as Environmental Tech

Pat Kiely
as Environmental Tech

Sonia Vigneault
as Dr. j. Bydwell

Mark Camacho
as Richard Riley

Sabrina Reeves
as Press Secretary

Julian Casey
as Australian Scientist

Tony Robinow
as British Scientist

Larry Day
as CIA Officer Dan Ryder

Matthew Willson
as Preacher

Ruth Chiang
as Chinese Scientist

Russell Yuen
as Chinese Scientist

Sergey Marchenko
as Russian Officer

Anana Rydvald
as Swedish Scientist

Bineyam Girma
as Sudan Representative

Abdelghafour Elaaziz
as African Representative

Abdul Ayoola
as Sierra Leone Representative

Alex M. Yeuh
as Japanese Minister

Daniel Esteban
as Venezuelan Representative

Albert Kwan
as Chinese Man

Brittany Teo
as Grad Student with Smartphone

Joe Cobden
as Cryptographer

Lorne Brass
as Cryptographer

Genevieve Sirois
as Cryptographer

Victor Andres Turgeon-Trelles
as Science Team Member

Michael Nangreaves
as Science Team Member

Reda Guerinik
as Communication Ops

Adrien Benn
as Communication Ops

Sasha Samar
as Communication Ops

Kathleen Stavert
as Communication Ops

Kattia Thony
as Communication Ops

Leisa Reid
as Nurse

Brent Skagford
as Nurse

Gurdeep Ahluwalia
as Lieutenant

Shawn Campbell
as Soldier

Brian Dunstan
as TV Anchor

Dan Duran
as TV Anchor

Lori Graham
as TV Anchor

Orla Johannes
as TV Anchor

John Moore
as TV Anchor

Sangita Patel
as TV Anchor

Hal Roberts
as TV Anchor

Camille Ross
as TV Anchor

Ola Sturik
as TV Anchor

Tammie Sutherland
as TV Anchor

Max Walker
as TV Anchor

Marc-André Goulet
as TV Anchor

Paul-Antoine Taillefer
as TV Anchor

Martin Pelletier Jr.
as Motion Capture Heptapod

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• Sep 10, 2018

  Good. Definitely made me think.
  Super Reviewer
• Sep 13, 2017

  If our first contact with an alien race turns out to be as boring as this movie, then I hope it doesn't happen. Big disappointment considering the nominations, which makes it one of the most overrated movies of 2016. Their ships look stupid, the aliens themselves look stupider, and there's generally a lack of awe at this event. Only Jeremy Renner shows any signs of life, everyone else is sleepwalking including Amy Adams who is blander than Top 40 radio. She's a highly skilled linguist recruited by the military to communicate with these aliens, but none of her studying makes any difference as her only breakthroughs occur through memory flashes interacting with her daughter. Naturally the military gets trigger-happy solely in order to inject some form of tension which is utterly predictable. There's a fairly nifty revelation at the very end, but it's relied upon far too heavily to have a Shyamalan effect and cannot salvage the dreary experience until then. I enjoy heady sci-fi like Ex Machina and Interstellar as recent examples, but Arrival comes up well short with the only truly clever aspects being the aliens' writing method and the title. Opt for another viewing of Close Encounters instead.
  Doctor S Super Reviewer
• Jul 18, 2017

  A beautifully acted and cerebral piece of sci-fi that's almost as smart as it portends to be, Arrival nonetheless captivates with a thought-provoking puzzler that brings to mind Close Encounters of the Third Kind...had Terrence Malick directed it, that is. In this PG-13-rated sci-fi drama, linguistics professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world. Contemplative is the word for this thinking man's alien invasion flick. Our eyes, ears and mind, Banks is a linguist emotionally scarred by a tragedy. She doesn't think linearly and neither does the film. Far from straight-forward, the film mindbends and timebends with achingly gorgeous photography that frames the locations as much as the characters. This is a key point. Like 2001: A Space Odyssey and Interstellar before it, Arrival wraps you up in an atmospheric spectacle while leaving a lightyear's worth of room for interpretation. The end result is both quantitative and qualitative, though director Denis Villenueve had some obvious influences. Terrence Malick never made a straight sci-fi flick but, if he did, it might look a lot like this. The beauty of nature being interrupted by an obstructive force and opaque flashbacks/flash forwards are two Malick touchstones that both feature prominently in Arrival. Villenueve's work has always been bleak and gripping but his latest definitely resembles Malick's The Tree of Life more than Prisoners or Sicario. Like those last two searing dramas, it still concentrates on troubled characters and maintains a funereal tone but the canvas is more expansive and less conclusive. For some audiences, it will make them say 'Huh?' For the filmgoers that say 'Hmm,' however, Arrival is a welcome departure from the cut and dry space franchises currently Trekking and Warring across screens. Regardless of where the coin falls, Amy Adams grounds the drama quotient for all viewers with a deeply emotional performance. Ever since her very deserving Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for Junebug in 2005, this artist has made bold affecting choices. That she would do this and the very different Nocturnal Animals within the same short window, both daring but singularly amazing turns, seems improbable if not downright impossible. Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker turn in solid supporting performances without which she couldn't fully develop her character, but make no mistake about it: Second to Villeneuve, this is her show. And that goes for the aliens too. To Sum it Up: Earth Girls are Easy A
  Jeff B Super Reviewer
• May 13, 2017

  Arrival is a fascinating and provocative science fiction thriller that delves into some weighty and complex concepts about communication and how we perceive time and space. When several mysterious alien crafts appear throughout the world the U.S. Army recruits linguist professor Louise Banks to join a team of specialists that will attempt to make contact. Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner lead the cast and deliver incredibly strong performances; especially Adams, who gives a career best. And the special effects and score do an effective job at setting a dark and foreboding tone. Also, the writing is extraordinarily ambitious (a little too much so at times) and explores some really interesting ideas. A smart and sophisticated film that challenged the audience, Arrival is remarkably compelling.
  Dann M Super Reviewer

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