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Review of by Stephanie Zacharek for TIME Magazine — 31 Aug 2016

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Adams gives a nicely polished, muted performance: She keeps the story grounded when the ideas Villeneuve is striving for threaten to get too lofty. And the picture is intelligently and effectively crafted, one of those enterprises where the cinematography, sound design and score, as well as the special effects, melt into a seamless, organic whole.

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This review of Arrival (2016) was written by and published by TIME Magazine on 31 Aug 2016.

Arrival has generally received very positive reviews.

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