First Signal

A film with a twist that leaves you wanting more. I enjoyed the suspense and real dialogue that is often forgotten about in many of the new films you see today. Highly recommended, if you enjoy scifi (even if you don't) you are sure to be sucked in!

Yaaaaaaawn. There's no original idea here. The writer seems to have no idea what's interesting about science fiction. About 90 percent of the movie is people talking in a cheap, undecorated, serviceless hotel conference room without security. The first 3/4 of the movie is simply unnecessary explanations by amateur actors. I liked some of the graphics and the costumes were good, a waste on such an unexciting story full of cliches that don't even fit the situation.

Acting is terrible. I'm surprised that those actors have any experience. It looks like their first time in front of the camera. Camera work is also a disaster. It's a lesson how not to film a simple scene in a single room using random angles. Dialogues are awful. Well they are rather pompatic monologues. Cutscenes from documentaries show that they didn't have budget to present anything important on their own. Really boring disaster.

This film reminded me of the sci-fi films that came out of the 1950s. Strong deliberate dialogue with characters that actually have a purpose and a plan. Will this become a classic? Only time will tell.

The story itself is quite good, and this story concept could be picked up by more aptly funded team to make a great movie out of. It could be morphed into a pretty slick sci-fi action feature. This film, however, has a clunky script. It feels like UFO tropes have been cobbled together into a public lecture designed to 'educate' the audience. The acting, direction, lighting, production design, dialogue, colour grade, editing, makeup, sound design, sound recording, sound mixing are all terrible. The acting from a few characters is good, but that's it. I only watched it because of the high rating on here.

All these sightings and then this report that's supposed to be delivered to Congress. Can we really believe what our government tells us? This film sheds a light on the possibilities. My guess is the military knows something, but I bet they'll never tell us! Maybe the guy that plays General Reager really is a general!