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The Arrival

1996

David Twohy

Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Teri Polo, Ron Silver ...

4.9

4,007

Sci-Fi. Fantasy Zane ('Charlie Sheen' ), a young, mild-mannered astronomer discovers an extraterrestrial radio signal. After being fired from his organization for reporting this to his superior, he takes a chance on discovering the truth: that his workplace is not quite what it seems to be and a sinister conspiracy is at work. The aliens are keeping a deadly secret, and will stop at nothing to prevent Zane from learning it.

	Author	Review
United States	John Anderson Los Angeles Times	"While Twohy has some fabulous technology at his disposal and uses it to great effect (...) He keeps us on the edge of our seats not by dazzling us with lights and sound but by tantalizing his audience with basic, well-wrought suspense"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	While this particular film doesn't boast any radical or surprising ideas, it combines numerous familiar plot elements into a suspenseful, entertaining whole	POS
United States	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.	POS
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"No masterpiece, but a decent rental prospect. Twohy works the Sci-fi genre well yet again"	POS
United States	Miami Herald	"Charlie Sheen makes a startling discovery that, sadly, has nothing to do with the suspicion that he should have ended his flagging movie career ages ago."	NEG
United States	Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune	"Sheen is not the most appealing of actors, particularly wearing a Fu Manchu beard, but director Twohy carries us through the story with high energy nonetheless"	POS
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"For better or for worse the movie belongs to Sheen, who does manage to generate enough intensity to hold writer-director David Twohy's unwieldy story together. [31 May 1996, p.D6]	POS

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