After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
A daring film concept which in its special and technical effects has been superbly realized.
– A.D. Murphy,
Variety,
5 Jun 2007
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This is dopey Hollywood mysticism all right, but thanks to considerable craft and showmanship, it packs an undeniable punch.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
5 Jun 2007
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One of the great moviegoing experiences.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
8 Sep 2007
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It must weather some bummy mid-passage exposition, but the movie survive its flaws triumphantly, evolving into a uniquely transporting filmgoing spectacle.
– Gary Arnold,
Washington Post,
4 Aug 2013
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[Spielberg's] new movie is richer and more ambitious than Jaws, and it reaches the viewer at a far more profound level than Star Wars.