The Arrival 1996

Critics score:
63 / 100

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Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: [Sheen] spends most of the movie in a kind of sweaty apoplexy that makes one worry for his health. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: A movie that shoehorns a blunt warning into its silly but entertaining story of a young radio astronomer's one-man battle against sinister extraterrestrials. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: This is not a dumb movie; in fact, with its heavy reliance upon real science, it's startlingly credible. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie is as smart as ``Mission: Impossible'' is dumb. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: It's a strong, lean piece of writing that moves quickly. Nothing is wasted, and nothing happens the way you'd expect. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: What it lacks in sophistication (everything), it partly makes up for in sheer gall. Read more