The movie is incredibly slow, especially the first hour. I also thought it was annoying how they kept trying to tease the aliens. The first few times they didn't show the alien ship, and the very first glimpse of the aliens lasted a split second. They did show them later, but I found this to be an annoying way to create suspense.
In the first half it is really just some linguist's ultimate dream: just deciphering an alien language.
Some of the deciphering bit is interesting, but not that much. There's only two noteworthy characters and our protagonist is moody throughout the film. And the scenery is always dark. All of this makes for a long winding movie.
That being said, the visuals are good. The ending with the plot twist was unexpected and interesting.
In the first half it is really just some linguist's ultimate dream: just deciphering an alien language.
Some of the deciphering bit is interesting, but not that much. There's only two noteworthy characters and our protagonist is moody throughout the film. And the scenery is always dark. All of this makes for a long winding movie.
That being said, the visuals are good. The ending with the plot twist was unexpected and interesting.