Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.
This is not a dumb movie; in fact, with its heavy reliance upon real science, it's startlingly credible.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The movie is as smart as ``Mission: Impossible'' is dumb.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
A movie that shoehorns a blunt warning into its silly but entertaining story of a young radio astronomer's one-man battle against sinister extraterrestrials.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It's a strong, lean piece of writing that moves quickly. Nothing is wasted, and nothing happens the way you'd expect.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
fresh:
What it lacks in sophistication (everything), it partly makes up for in sheer gall.