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Film Review: Close Encounters of the Third Kind


Society & Entertainment
Film Review

What do you get when you combine aliens, a little bit of mystery,
tasteful comedy, good acting, and award-winning direction? A wonderful film
from one of the most celebrated directors of our time, Stephen Spielberg.
"Close Encounters" places Richard Dreyfuss and Melinda Barro in roles of regular
suburbanites who both believe to have seen a UFO. The plot thickens and the
intrigue begins when these two determined people try to find out what is really
going on in their town. Dreyfuss, obsessed with the UFO sightings, nearly
drives his family away, and destroys his home in suburbia because of his
unrelinquished need to answer his own questions. Although this is obviously a
science fiction film, Dreyfuss also turns in just the right amount of delightful
comedy to keep boredom from the audience's grasp. Spielberg has won a hit with
his heartfelt, intriguing, sci-fi flick that has that......

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