The Joss character is merely a plot device and is a hindrance on the enjoyment of Contact as a whole.īut Joss wasn't the only highly flawed character. But it's even worse to have that very character ONLY be used when the plot feels like it needs the audience to be more invested in an "emotional moment". It's one thing to have a one-note character as a love interest. Unfortunately, her character is given a love interest in Matthew McConaughey's character, Palmer Joss. As much as it appears this is an ensemble piece with established actors, this film is largely on her shoulders, and she always kept me engaged. David Morse plays her father in a limited role, but his presence is felt throughout the film. Some ideas are perhaps way to grand scale and broad for the film's grasp, but at its core I really dug the bond between a father and his daughter here. Contact is mostly a film about a young girl devoting her life to the research and passion of her late father, but it deals with some heavy themes and ideas. Arroway, a scientist who first discovers a potential connection to a life form from an unidentifiable place. Contact is an ambitious look at the lengths of our universe and our human reach, but it sometimes gets a little too obsessed with itself to make a great watch.ĭirected by the great Robert Zemeckis and stars Oscar winning Jodie Foster as Dr. With all the fun popcorn sci-fi movies we get each year, I think people forget how interesting and cerebral science-fiction can be.
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