Review of Contact (1997) by Trailesque — 22 Jun 2022
This is a solid Hollywood blockbuster that is saved from insipidity by presenting some interesting possibilities and good-looking effects. It also helps that an actress as cool and captivating as Jodie Foster is in the lead role.
This was based on a novel by popular scientist/public intellectual Carl Sagan, who was a professor at Cornell U., and it is interesting to note that much of the story is about people jockeying for credit and influence, rather than about scientific discovery.
There is a lot of corny stuff that happens here: e.g a completely unbelievable and chaste romance between Dr. Arraway and a religious scholar played by Matthew McConnaughey, and a picture-perfect little scientist childhood for Dr.
Arraway. Tom Skerritt is good as the obnoxious Dr. Drumlin; he really excels in that kind of role. The actual alien experience is unexpected, and done very nicely.
This review of Contact (1997) was written by Trailesque on 22 Jun 2022.
Contact has generally received positive reviews.
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