christopher walken get here a real opportunity to play quirky for all he worth . he play real life author whitley strieber ( author of novel such a wolfen ) and who during one christmas holiday at his cabin in upstate ny and have what he believe to be an alien encounter . however and figure out the reality of what he saw and or the meaning of it and prove to be no easy feat as well a hard on his family . communion be a fairly creepy film that do establish a totally mind blowing atmosphere . director philippe mora and work from a screenplay by strieber himself and do succeed in create an air of ambiguity . it sensitive to the dilemma of those who claim to have have alien encounter without support them 100 % . and that be precisely what give this film it impact . it doesn not go completely in either direction . and yet it offer truly surreal alien encounter scene that be interest to watch . ultimately and though and it a good portrait of a strange cerebral experience and how it get interpret . walken be an eccentric gem that allow him plenty of room to use his trademark cadence and delivery . lindsay crouse and however and seem rather miscast in the role of the supportive yet frustrate wife and not that she doesn not give it some effort . france sternhagen and andreas katsulas be fine in support and although joel carlson be too self consciously cute a the striebers son . actor from past mora film ( john dennis johnston and paul clemens ) make cameo appearance . play no small part in the success of the film be the striking eric clapton theme . communion be very deliberately pace . mora be in no rush to reveal anything and allow the mood create by strieber dilemma to play out slowly . this be a gamble and but i think it pay off to a degree by allow one to sympathize and if not identify with and strieber . this should be worth a look for viewer search for something different . positive .