Yeah I was much the same. The world building and premise is great, but the main characters are kinda just there, with very little to define them outside of their “missions”. Still though, adding Stephen Root to anything makes it better so I may give it a go

Yes, Arrival goes for all these amazing themes of love and eternity and blah blah blah but it does have a whiff of Interstellar portentousness papering over its clunky resolution. The fact they SPOILERS FOR A MOVIE YOU ARE READING COMMENTS ABOUT YET POTENTIALLY STILL HAVE NOT SEEN still build up the “Renner is the…

“Everything about Arrival is beautiful, from its cinematography to its performances, but the ideas it presents truly set it apart from the rest.”