Year:
1993
Language:
English
Length:
1
hr 44 mins (104 minutes)
Staring:
James
Garner, D.B Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Henry
Thomas, Bradley Gregg, Noble Willingham.
Plot:
Based
on a true story, the movie follows a controversial UFO incident in
the mountains of Arizona in 1975. A group of loggers encounter an
alien space ship and one of their crew is taken. They then have to
encounter and tackle the public's hostile reaction to their claims.
Review:
I
must say, going into this, I had absolutely no idea what to expect
other than that a friend of mine enjoyed it soooo much I absolutely
had to see it. So, without any kind of preconceptions or hype or
anything, I watched it and... it was weird. It was really, really,
weird. I didn't even know it was sci-fi at first, thought it was
going to be a film about some hillbilly foresters. Or, Canadians. I
certainly didn't expect what I got.
But,
what I did get, once it had settled and I actually sort of got what
was happening, was spectacular. It was a mish-mash of mystery and suspense with such a beautiful abduction scene and its sooooo spooky
when he gets that needle in his eye! Aaaaahh! When he's floating
around and poking stuff is a bit weird but it only made the suspense so much harsher. Throughout the whole film I was guessing and then
second guessing that and then third guessing and on the edge of my
seat the whole time freaking out.
Absolutely
fantastic. It was so well shot, too, with expert direction (as
always) from Lieberman. He managed to the perfect balance between
startlingly well lit and terrifyingly shadowed, with tell-tale
close-ups and creepy tracking shots.
Honestly,
I recommend this film to anyone into sci-fi. Just, er, excuse the
weird bit with the guy and that other guys sister or daughter or
whatever at the beginning. It's poorly acted and a bit out of place,
in my opinion. Though, I can see it adding to the set-up of the
mundane prior to the raucous... but, nah.
Quotes:
'Allan
Dallis:
I told you chuckleheads that story was never gonna work.'
'Travis
Walton:
They won't be back... I don't think they like me.'
Overall
Rating: 4/5
