Arrival

Wow.  Absolutely blew away my expectations.  I never thought I was a big sci fi guy but every-time I watch the genre I end up liking what I see.  Arrival I loved.  It takes you through so many emotions, highs/lows, and is just a breath taking concept that I feel like you could relate to anything.  The film is so thought provoking, so many questions about what I would do in her place or how I should feel about this "gift" that was bestowed upon humanity.  I thoroughly enjoyed the linguistics aspect as well as that has always been a subject I'm intrigued by.  I saw a lot of reviews calling this moving a slow burner, but I honestly never felt it drag.  I'm giving it a 4.5 but its damn close to perfect.  Dennis Villeneuve is a genius film maker. Edit: Had this at a 4.5 but I think about it way too much to not make it a 5.