you said it yourself, it is boring and overrated movie

such boring movie for pseudo intellectuals

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I would agree, only so much as to say that the movie wasn't even a 6/10. Maybe a 4.5. It had some nice visuals, but felt extremely empty. And I love slow movies. But the movie still has to be intelligent and purposeful in its slowness. Characters lacked depth and didn't really make me care what happened to them. I also love how lax the security is around the ship. Anyone seems to be able to casually visit at any time. This movie was light years away from having the substance, impact, and emotional depth of "Contact". In fact, it made me want to watch "Contact" immediately after, just to feel like I didn't waste my entire evening on something so banal as "Arrival".

This is a brilliant post, captures the movie perfectly.
For me it was a 6/10. The concept is quite cool but the delivery and character choices were so very terrible and mind numbingly slow. You know a movie is done wrong when you find yourself staring at a screen for 15 seconds waiting for the image to change.
Also, sticking the shells in every poster and trailer and then keeping as a "surprise" in the begining of the movie was so stupid We know what it looks like, move on please.
Move on please should actually be motto for this movie.

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It's highly overrated. Mediocre at best.

Just watched it and have to agree. Was very excited after all the hype and it left me thinking "that's it?"

Bang on.

If you want to make a slow movie about hard ethical family choices, then don't advertise it as a movie about aliens.

Stating that life is hard reveals I have the mental illness Depression? Riiiiiiight. You're a kook, mate.

I plead innocent to being arrogant. I am instead tired of negative trolls posting here how the film failed to live up to their expectations. that some film that on its merits is a very good film nonetheless failed to meet such expectations is hardly a valid indictment of the film itself.
I totally understand the problem of misleading marketing of films, but Arrival is hardly the first film to be so accused. Maybe read a review or do something other than rely on the studio's marketing to decide what to see.
Or enjoy the film for what it is rather than complaining about how it did not accord with your expectations.
And to say what I said is false is itself a lie. I accurately characterized the OP's objections, as he himself confirmed in his very revealing response.

Sorry, kenny, that was harsh, arrogant, and false. Three things that should never be together.

"In your opinion?"
"Um, yes your honor, in my opinion."

Pequod,
I agree.
Part of the problem is the way the whole industry has to deal with the marketing of these films. They want to draw in people who they think by (especially in the trailer) pushing buttons of expectations that that will lead them to go to the Cineplex and lay out their money.
So some of those people, people who prefer a more conventional sci-fi genre film, do go and are not pleasantly surprised but are disappointed. And then some of those people come here to complain that Arrival did not meet their expectations of what the film "should" have been about.
I get all that. But I would prefer that those people would be more open minded and not insist that films adhere to tight genre conventionalities.

Arrival seems to have disappointed those expecting a typical sci-fi genre exercise. The film is so much richer than this. The complexities of language, non-linear perception of time, and loving in the face of certain loss and heartache are handled deftly and with nuance. This kind of storytelling is all too rare in mainstream cinema. The novella is adapted for film with very little sacrificed, much gained. Amy Adams, always good, is a revelation here.
The creative use of time is at the heart of the successful adaptation. I recommend David Bordwell's thoughtful piece on Arrival, and larger issues of chronology and storytelling:
http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/2016/11/23/arrival-when-is-now/
Arrival is absolutely one of the best films of the year.

I'm watching this now and I think I get what the OP is saying - it's a bleak film, the scenes with her daughter, the different countries not working together - I'm not saying that's not realistic, but as he says in reply to you, life is shyt enough at times
Anyway it's looking like a 6/10 for me so far, obvs that might change - I've about half an hour to go!

"life is hard enough for many to endure without movies like this which focus on such depressing aspects on life."
Heh! You apparently have not lived life long enough to realize how revealing this statement is about yourself.
Ftr, I don't think "life" is too hard to enjoy a film like Arrival. I am not even sure what it is that is so "hard" about it.

My own depression? Have a laugh, son, I don't have a mental illness. I just believe life is hard enough for many to endure without movies like this which focus on such depressing aspects on life. Not to mention, the writing is just piss poor. I understand math. These filmmakers obviously don't.

The OP is subconsciously part of the cultural conservatism of our time. Implicit in his view is that movies should be of a certain type, meaning upbeat and uplifting. And not deviate from that.
Also implicit is that he in effect fears that a movie will make people depressed that in fact ends with the aliens departing, an increase in human knowledge, a successful interaction with an alien culture, and the comraderie shown between Louise and the Chinese leader. Yet this is depressing to our OP here. Perhaps the OP is fearful of his own depression?
Imo this was the best film of 2016, and Amy Adams should have won the Oscar. It was in any event nominated for best picture, so obviously some disagree with the OP. No wonder. Not everyone is a depressed person insisting only on films with happy people and happy endings. More accurately a happier ending than here, which ending here was certainly not as bad as it oculd have been.

Not overhyped just not everyone's cup of tea. The themes and story led to me being hit hard with powerful emotions and at a particularly perfect time when it was needed. Just because those themes and emotions flew way past you doesn't mean the movie is overhyped. Also what's so bad about it being depressing? I've seen movie after movie with optimism and happy endings and sure I love them but some movies work best with a melancholic tone.

I'm going to agree, I think this movie is a bit overhyped. I just watched Sicario the other night, and enjoyed Prisoners so I wanted to check this out in anticipation of Blade Runner 2049. The look of the film is not the problem, it looked great. Sadly I think the story is just underwhelming. Pacing for me was also a problem. I don't think it's a terrible movie, but it surely isn't the best sci-fi film ever made.

Looks like they had actors, cameramen, producers, directors, SFX guys, - in short everything - ready except a plot, which was probably made up each day of shooting.