Contact

Movie Ranked #674 | 0001 - Short
An American soldier and an Arab soldier confront each other during wartime in the desert, each hoping to kill the other. But in order to survive, they must lay down their arms and cooperate.
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Best two reviews:
1) ReelViews - Contact is that rare big-budget motion picture that places ideas, characters, and plot above everything else. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >
2) Los Angeles Times - Contact is superior popular filmmaking, both polished and effective. But despite its success and its serious intentions, it's finally a movie where the storytelling makes more of an impact than the story. (Rating: 90) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
20) Washington Post - The best moments occur when -- as in reality -- we're still in the dark. As soon as the movie gets to its version of a punch line, it turns into another Hollywood vehicle spinning aimlessly in space. (Rating: 50) Read Full Review >
21) Washington Post - In some ways, Contact is just like the universe: big, star-bright and seemingly endless. Not to mention that it begins with a big bang, gradually falls into a lull and finally succumbs to entropy. (Rating: 40) Read Full Review >
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