Best movie of this year hands down!

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

I enjoy movies where it takes a while to figure out what is going on. I thought this was one of those movies so I was enjoying the tease and the wonder of what was happening. In the end they explain nothing. I'd give it 2 stars for plot and writing but I bump it to 5 stars for the interesting visuals.

Watch the first 10 mins skip to the 1 hour mark and you missed nothing. After the 1 hour mark is not much better but different.

I never write reviews, just read them, but I feel the need to be blunt about the content of this movie. As an artist, myself, I can appreciate a movie with strange tones. However, this movie could have made it's point in a fraction of the time. I watched it at home, on Netflix, with the ability to fast forward.... and I did. I missed nothing. Toward the beginning, Scarlet Johansson's character attacks a man swimming at the beach. She drags his lifeless body up the rocky shore, while his toddler watches in horror and cries. The infant cries for quite some time, while the alien (Scarlet Johansson) goes about her business (well in to the night). At this point, I started to wonder if she'd have a change of heart, and bring the child to a safer place. But, no. Instead, she abandons the devastated toddler, on the rocky shore, still crying, in the middle of the night. It was ugly. Don't get me wrong, I understand that it was part of the plot (if there was a plot). But, it was a huge factor in my rating of this movie. As I skipped ahead, the movie didn't get any better. Hardly any dialogue, and the little there was, was dull. Also, her killings were very repetitious, and uneventful. This movie's concept left room for so much more, yet, it never progressed. For anyone brave enough to take on this LONG and TEDIOUS movie, I recommend: 1: Cozy Blanket 2: A Few Snacks (you're in for the long haul) 3: A Crossword (for the cake scene) 4: A Napping Pillow (in case you finish your crossword, before the cake scene ends) 5: A Buddy (nobody like to suffer alone... plus, you'll need someone to wake you up when it's over)

This movie should have been titled "Scarlett drives around town in a van". It did have some interesting points to it, but all in all this movie left me shaking my head and wondering why. The Scottish accents were so heavy I couldn't understand half the dialogue, and Scarlett's character seemed to be utterly confused throughout the entire thing. I found myself rewinding it over and over just to try and figure certain things out. I'll be watching it again just to see if I can put it together a little better. Beautifully shot and the premise was good, but it seemed to deviate from that strongly. You'll either love it or hate it. Me? I haven't quite figured that out yet.