Arrival

I have not been completely destroyed by a films opening gambit since Disney's "Up" gave me a super sweet introduction and then took it all away in the most harrowing way.  Arrival'a first scene nearly had me a blubbering wreck in minutes and it keeps that same theme going through the whole film.

I don't want to give anything away about this film, and think that if you have any interest in watching this then I would suggest avoiding all potential spoilers out there on the interwebs

After the arrival of huge monolithic pods in 12 non-strategic locations around the globe, language specialist Amy Adams is called upon to try and communicate with the inhabitants and try and understand their intentions.  Joined by Jeremy Renner it is a race against time to solve the riddles before governments decide the right course of action.

It is a discover as the characters discover type of film, the audience has to follow and evolve with the protagonists learning as each letter unfolds.  It is interesting to see, in the current world climate, how countries band and work together (or not) in the race to be the first to crack the conundrums.

As soon as I left the cinema, i raced hope  to give my sleeping baby daughter a kiss.  This was definitely not an easy watch but a film worthy of veiwing