there may be a spoiler lurk around here somewhere . sign be suppose to be substance without the sci fi . ( although the substance really wasn not that substantial and though i do like that film . ) the arrival be all sci fi without the substance . it would be wonderful to find a happy medium and but we rarely do . the arrival be quite entertaining and despite the miscastrophe of charlie sheen . at one point and when his character be soberly praise the merit of abstinence and i nearly fell out of my chair laughing . well and at least his bod be nice enough to look at and although his hairdo be a bit scary it look like it would hurt if you touch it and and i be kind of hop the alien would shave some crop circle in it and i wasn not too thrill about the goatee . poor charlie use the same face for every emotion represent look angry and okay and eye wide and intense . look scared and okay and eye wide and intense . intense . i think his eye be go to pop out of his head . well and because it be fairly necessary for the plot of the movie and the alien have to have the usual human shape with slight variation and such a the oooo backward knee . ( hey and i can do that too and by the way . ) but then again and it be not really necessary for the plot and a we get to see in galaxy quest . the more i read book about science and evolution and the less thrilled i be with the lack of imagination when it come to most alien and who look like u only with different color of skin and and a few strange protuberance . this movie do have a few very imaginative element but they be surround by lot more unoriginal sci fi idea and trick so obviously contrive to startle the audience and or develop pseudo suspense and such a the ol scorpion in the bedroom trick . but i do wish that some of these director would get together and give u a movie that do have scary and suspenseful and sci fi effect and element and and have some soul search substance ( but not so much that it overshadow the main event and which be represent holy sh and be be attack or visit by alien . ) we have some great alien film . galaxy quest and the mib be great entertainment and but those be comedy and so wouldn not satisfy someone hop for a good scare . starman and e. t. and close encounter be top notch and although the alien in close encounter be rather disappoint at the end ( a bunch of bald little people surround a tall bald anorexic a benevolent ann coulter without the hair ) . like sign and those film go more for substance . what i would like be a scary movie about alien and such a the arrival attempt to be and but without use so many of the worn out trick of the trade . i do not really mind the arrival and but i doubt i will ever feel the need to rent the sequel .