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If you can get past the terrible English dubs of the main cast - don't ask me why the tertiary characters were good and they skimped on the main cast - this is a beautiful sci-fi gem.

You can see the quality of acting behind the dubs. The story is good. The visuals were superb.

I wish Amazon had it in the original Russian with English subs.

It's a shame that a seasoned writer didn't proofread the screenplay to fix the many plot and technical issues. The editing has to be one of the worst I've seen. The directing was sub-par. The English dubbing was decent, and the cinematography and visuals were stunning. Acting was actually not bad. My generous 7/10 could've and should've easily been a 9/10. Such a shame.

Not sure how so many people are giving this movie high ratings! The story is terribly fragmented and poorly written. The effects aren't bad but the production and editing is not good. Many of the events seem out of order and just don't make sense. The motivations behind their actions make no sense at all! I laughed at how bad so many parts were...that's really the only entertainment I got out of the movie. It reminded me a lot of the poorly done Chinese movies. They have a very long way to go!

I'll watch anything sci fi, but at the same time I consider myself a sci fi snob and will be extremely, harshly critical of what I watch.

This was worth my time. I had it on as background while I was multitasking, but it quickly grabbed my full attention.

Lots of room from improvement, but very acceptable as it stands. I'm sure we'll see that improvement in future offers.

I'm really enjoying our current availability of fare from sources other than Hollywood, especially Independents and Europe/Russia/Aust/NZ.

Hollywood lately has a rot, where almost everything movie and television uses social agenda pandering central to the plot. "Attraction" is simple entertainment, and that's all I want!

Good job!

Quite a decent SciFi. The effects are absolutely top notch! Seriously, Russia needs to make more movies like this and also distribute them in English. On the other hand, the story is a bit weak and if this is how Russians behave in real life, then maybe the western narrative of "aggressive Russia" is not that false.

Beautiful special effects and original alien design; It's a shame, because the idiocy of the plot (young Russians acting as dumb) makes it a wasteful opportunity to develop a good sci-fi movie. Lately, Russia has given sample on how to compete with Hollywood (see Guardians), but the difference between making a good movie and a bad one are always the same: a strong story with new ideas.

I absolutely love the design and CGI. It was well worth my time. The story ain't that bad either, good acting.. as far as I can tell but I don't speak any Russian so.. who knows..

For me this one ranks right next to films like: Edge of tomorrow, Oblivion, Elysium, District 9 & Pacific Rim.

I might be biased towards SciFi flicks tho.. haha.. and it's nice to see aliens come down somewhere else then Los Angeles :-P

So.. If you love SciFi.. Give it a try..

Although story is not usual invasion story, it has similar versions in other movies. It is also rushed and has some holes in it, but it is nothing new for this genre. People say story is weak, but after covid, I really cant say stupid decisions characters take are unrealistic. As others say it is a love story suggesting love can overcome everything. Also it is trying to give a message we all figured out by now, that we will destroy ourselves. other than that acting is ok, it is watchable. Visuals are very good, in fact might even be the best cgi for a while, and visuals made me watch the movie mostly. If you like sci-fi and have nothing better to do this might be good to pass the time.

Interesting because it's somewhat differente vs "western" films. Great concept of story, excellent visuals, charming actors; but ALL RUINED with poor writing, and no better direction. Russian? Really? Looks intentionally phony. Characters are terribly inconsistent -- caricatures of people acting out-of-character to fit each "need twist" in the story. I bothered to write this becasue I liked the good enough, to feel very disappointed with the whole.

This movie is totally worth watching and it shows clearly, that even movies are politically judged, rather than artistically. Its sad to see such a bad rating for this movie, just because it is Russian made. The actors are charismatic and the story is good. If you like scifi movies and want a different atmosphere, than the usual Hollywood one, you will be satisfied for sure.

This is a decent sci-fi movie. The special effects, alien space ship and the aliens are superb. the story is also good. the screenplay could have been aided by a touch of common sense and logic but is Ok. The special effects are terrific and I have to say much better than some recent Hollywood movies.

There are budget movies - movies that could be great but are sewage because they haven't the funding for competent cast and direction. Then there are bad movies - movies well-funded or without funding that are uncreative toilet back-ups written by hacks. And then there are movies with main cast members who are kids. Oh, movies anticipating the illegal invasion of foreign countries that attempt to soften the public's understanding of attack, military escalation, and numerous references towards de-humanizing the other pulled directly from the playbooks of totalitarian, hard-right police state Victorian-era war economies.

The are two thing the Russians are not particularly good at - making luxury cars and shooting quality sci-fi. The latter is beginning to change though.

"Attraction" is an engaging sci-fi thriller that has a very familiar Hollywood taste, which isn't a good thing. The beginning of the movie is very promising with lots of great shots and cool CGI effects. Unfortunately as the movie progresses to the second act you quickly realize that this will be one of those "why the *beep* would they do that" movies. There are severe problems with character motivation and the actions of the protagonists feel very unnatural. The movie doesn't hide its intentions to try to appeal to the casual crowd rather than the sci-fi nerds. It's message is painfully clichéd and has been done over and over again with better results.

Despite all of this, "Attraction" manages to keep you interested and entertained. It certainly isn't a masterpiece but it's worth your time.

Off the bat, though the movie has decent special effects and CGI, the English dubbing in the version I watched was performed by people reading lines, not actually acting. The result is far less than satisfactory. Perhaps viewed in the original Russian language with subtitles, it would have come off better. Regardless, I was sucked in and soon could ignore that most of the time. My biggest peeve was the lack of understanding that a meteor shower cannot happen on Earth during the daytime, though some large ones passing by the Earth can be seen during the day on occasion. Meteor showers though smash into the side of our planet that is facing forward as it travels around the sun. I'm no huge science geek, but we are smashing into them more than they are just randomly "falling to Earth". The night side of the Earth is always facing in the direction we are traveling around the sun, so "all meteor showers happen at night" simply because that's the side that's smashing into them as we travel around the sun. The movie makers obviously didn't check their science facts or thought we were all too ignorant to know. An early scene in the movie has them "falling to earth" in broad daylight.

I'm sure if the movie was listed under the comedy genre, then it would get at least 8 stars from me. Sadly though, the movie took itself way too seriously, and ended up turning into a sad joke.

PLOT

What plot? The entire plot looked like it was patched up together by a team of high school students and a few wannabe love drama writers. Did they actually forgot that most of the movie watchers in this world are grown-up adults, and not teenagers?

STUPIDITY: 10/10

RATING: 0.5/10 (forgive me for being generous)

Since this is a first Russian SiFi movie I watched in this genre, I must say that I am impressed. For the Hollywood SiFi movie lovers, this may not be the perfect match, although visual effects are close in quality. They don't keep you tense for a long duration, there are "hidden" messages and human touch in the movie. Its not a John Wayne western type of the movie, like most Hollywood ScFi movies, where you have to kill, die or win on the end for the movie to have some closure. On the bad side of the movie, there are no huge up and down moments in the movie either and "gang" (or social) type of violence is on a bit high end for my taste. Some may not like ending itself (Hollywood fans would expect different ending), but from my standpoint it was a very decent ending and still very human.

Interesting in the similatlrities and differences between America and Russia. But far more struck by 5he similarities. Very enjoyable film.

This is a weak sci-fi love flick. The CGI imagery is exceptional. There is ethnic varIety in the selection of young actors, showing the racial diversity in Russia but none of actors develop into 3 dimensional characters. The film paints Russian youth with irrational phobias and depicts the hierarchy of the Russian politicians and military leaders as totally ineffective and sissified. The story is irrational, especially the love-hate relationships. The only take away is give extraterrestrials a chance to explain their intensions.