Title: Great premise destroyed by Hollywood touch.
Review: This movie is another example of how truly good sci-fi ideas are mutilated by the hollywood feel-good pandering ending. A good premise, which I would expect from Carl Sagan, and does bring up a good issue debating the meaning of religion in a realm of science. But then it goes way overboard, bringing in the extremists and the ending is laughable when the alien turns out to be in the likeness of her father. I did like the cinematography and as an amateur astronomer I liked the images of stellar objects, but the movie ends up sucking up to the lowest common denominator. C'mon Hollywood, I dare you, put more effort into making good movies, and leave the pandering to the media blitzing campaigns.
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