Review of Contact (1997) by Kenneth L — 04 Aug 2010

Could have been a good movie... but it failed.

This review of Contact (1997) was written by Kenneth L on 04 Aug 2010.

Contact has generally received positive reviews.

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Beautiful film and Jodie is wonderful. I have watched this at least once a year since it came out. I love John Hurt in anything…

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