A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.
Acting
Gillian Anderson phones in professor mode but makes it iconic
Practical Effects
Low-budget UFO effects that somehow hit harder than CGI
Writing
Math as thriller device actually kinda works??
Director
Ryan Eslinger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alex Sharp won a Tony for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, making this his weird little follow-up to playing another math-obsessed outsider.
Released at peak flat-earth/ancient aliens YouTube era, this film captures that specific 2018 moment when every college guy knew a guy who'd 'done the research.'
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