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Review of by Jayakrishnan R — 07 Feb 2015

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Saw this on 6/02/15.

Close Encounters is a Spielberg sci-fi thriller with astonishing special effects and much like all his other sci-fi films, this one has a dark setting and atmosphere and this is from where Kubrick could have derived Jack Nicholson's character from The Shining(1980). This isn't just your average PG-13 film and you don't get to see things like this these days. The film's long silences and spiritual treatment resemble Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. However, Melinda Dillon's stale performance ruins the film of much of it's moments.

This review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) was written by on 07 Feb 2015.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind has generally received very positive reviews.

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