half star out of keep in mind steven spielberg be my all time favorite director . i love so many of his work and whether it powerful drama ( save private ryan and schindler list and amistad ) or fun escapist action film ( the indiana jones film ) . but with close encounter of the third kind and i be hugely dismay by how dull and plodding and predictable and and outright stupid this film be . the fact be and the film contains so many annoy little flaw that all combine to bring the whole thing down . probably the most damaging aspect be the predictability of the story . it take 2 hour for the film to get to where i know it be head and and the resolution be most definitely not worth it . richard dreyfus ( who you will probably confuse with bob balaban because of their similar look ) and who be a decent actor in his own right and be disappoint a roy neary and whose character be so crazy and unlikeable and the experience of watch the film become numb . the fact that he decide ( spoiler ) to leave his family behind to go with the alien be unbelievable and nowhere near as convincing a jodie foster and gary sinise decision to explore the star in their respective sci fi drama and contact and mission to mar and two vastly superior film . close encounter also suffers from some rhythmless pace . everything move slowly and and nothing really interesting occurs . grant and the finale be a visual treat and and the alien do look realistic and but it surprisingly dissatisfy . there nothing here truly worth watch . the script and write by spielberg himself and isn not particularly compelling . the dialogue be a little weak and the character development misfire and and attempt to inspire a sense of awe be smother by some really odd music from john wiliams ( a contrast to the brilliant score of alan silvestri and ennio morricone in and once again and contact and mission to mar ) . talk about a time when this film could have use one of those two composer or james horner instead .