ENCOUNTER (Other Worlds Film Festival Austin Texas USA 2018)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.8|5.0 Starsìì

Encounter—amateur, unrelatable, irrelevant—does not earn a watch despite Luke Hemsworth’s presence in the movie.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

An alien object interacts with humans to resolve life crises.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Paul Salamoff for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer Robert Hollocks for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Will Dawkins (Luke Hemsworth), Jessica Dawkins (Anna Hutchison), Teresa Fleming (Cheryl Texiera), Professor Westlake (Tom Atkins), Agent Tevis (Wendy Davis), Johnny Brandt (Christopher Showerman), Rachel (Sarah Booth), Brent Fleming (Glenn Keogh), Marcus Doyle (Vincent M. Ward), Shannon Dawkins (Callie Eckley), Agent Banks (Peter Holden), Restaurant Waitress (Ivy Smith), Agent Lem (TJ Jackson), Professor Westlake’s Wife (Susan Willis), Agent Strugatsky (Kenny Barr), Professor Westlake’s Mother (Catherine Jerald), and Professor Westlake’s Father (Tweed Michael Manning).

 Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

 No. There are much better ‘encounter’ films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind or The Arrival.

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