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By Gavin D (278) on 31 Jul 2012

Conspiracies, intrigue, and mysterious encounters- with an intelligent script, The Arrival is sci-fi paranoia at its best…

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By Panos M (479) on 20 Jul 2012

The movie has a nice evolution that falls into a disappointing ending…

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By Karen N (233) on 17 Jul 2012

Not that great. The aliens are kinda lame and not believable…

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By Lee H (754) on 18 May 2012

Pretty regular body snatchers stuff, except without the snatching…

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By Alec B (1,705) on 01 May 2012

The story is mostly unrealized potential (its clear that David Twohy was hoping to start a series that would go to more places, so most of…

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By Mark N (906) on 30 Apr 2012

Strangely disjointed tale of alien invasion that's cheap on the effects and heavy on the plot…

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By Aaron R (726) on 28 Apr 2012

That's how Charlie Sheen takes care of Aliens. Winning…

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By Ben D (1,196) on 18 Apr 2012

A daft science fiction conspiracy thriller. All this has been done better elsewhere, but it is fun while it lasts…

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By Maneesh S (1) on 07 Apr 2012

Good make-up and special effects, but so much potential is wasted with a confusing and hectic screenplay as its blueprint…

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By Tim S (2,419) on 30 Mar 2012

I remember very little about this film to give it a higher rating than this. I'll have to revisit it one day…

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By Rachel W (451) on 18 Feb 2012

First half great,second half not so good…

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By J Bradford D (4) on 26 Jan 2012

An interesting low budget X-Files script that gets eaten up by poor acting by the entire cast (especially Lindsay Crouse) and the cheesy special…

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By Frode L (8) on 04 Oct 2011

An overlooked/underappreciated film (starring Charlie Sheen implausibly but convincingly as a radio astronomer) about global warming/climate…

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By Jonathan S (1,990) on 23 Aug 2011

I remember liking it as a kid but I haven't seen it in awhile…

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By Mark Caro (265) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 20 Aug 2011

A wonderful slice of pulp alien-invasion sci-fi with a dash of conspiracy thriller tossed in for good measure…

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By Andrew S (3,174) on 24 Jun 2011

This is one of those direct-to-video gems that every b-movie fan hopes to find…

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By David A (1,816) on 26 May 2011

One of Charlie Sheen's best movie he has done. A solid scifi offering. If you're a fan of scifi there's no reason not to see…

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By Olivia P (74) on 15 May 2011

Charlie Sheen is one freaky, crazy bastard. Probably foreshadowing for the future. His open-eyed expressions will forever haunt me…

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By Raphael G (192) on 28 Mar 2011

Charlie Sheen's mission: Save the world from aliens…

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By Steven G (866) on 28 Mar 2011

Charlie Sheen's mission: Save the world from aliens…

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