Review of Contact (1997) by Shawn T — 11 Jun 2012

Great movie really holds up better then I remember.

This review of Contact (1997) was written by Shawn T on 11 Jun 2012.

Contact has generally received positive reviews.

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By Juanita C (19) on 12 Aug 2018

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By Maximillian M (61) on 02 Nov 2017

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I had never seen this. Were movies actually this awful as recently as 1997? it was fun to see my kids, unprompted, openly mocking Matthew McConaughey…

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The message in this movie was a little too on the nose for me. Story was fine until they hit you over the head at the end…

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