Encounter

Being a big fan of 50's and 60's sci-fi movies, I found this movie rather enjoyable. Bad acting, bad writing, wandering plot, but I liked it.

The plot was interesting, the acting was okay. It was not a "creature feature", but a movie where the alien was more benevolent. If it wasn't for a smattering of profanity, this movie could easily have been PG. I would go as far as to suggest a safe movie for pre-teens.

Fairly evenly cast.

Conclusion: Not an irritating waste of time.

The acting was pretty good considering how bad the script was at times. The overall story was predictable and never really went anywhere. I gave it a 4 out of 10 because it was interesting enough to watch to the end but I wouldn't have missed out if I never started it.

No, it is not a blockbuster, yes the act was less than average, the special effects are non existent, however, it is a thinking outside the box type movie and I enjoyed it. If you want to stick to paradigms that is fine but I liked how original this movie is, besides I always say see for yourself and make your own mind. You never know how is rating.

It's really a 4 rated movie except the insanely stupid looking alien and the quirk at the end which pushed it up a point for extra entertainment. This is what you get when you marry Cocoon with the Umbrella Academy (UA) and use the special effects guy from the Little Shop of Horrors. Literally, the antagonists look, act, and sound like the Assassins from UA they even got look-alike actors. It's been a few days since I saw it, but I think this is probably suitable as a family film- I especially like the message that prejudices can be overcome. The character development is the film's greatest strength, and it has a good message (unrealistic maybe, but good).