Movie Review - The Man From Earth

I had this movie on my queue for well over a year before I decided to try it. The plot summary made it sound like a low budget science fiction film, full of actors from canceled television shows. As it turns out, it is a low budget science fiction film, full of actors from canceled tv shows, but it's possibly the best, most engaging science fiction film I've ever seen. The entire film takes place inside one man's house and his driveway. The lead character is a college professor named John, who is leaving his job and "moving on." His friends and co-workers try to throw him a going away party, but he slips out before they can grab him. So they take all the food and booze and catch him at his house before he leaves. They're all curious about where he's going, and why he feels the need to leave. His answers start an incredibly interesting and intelligent conversation. You get pulled in and forget your watching a movie about a bunch of people talking and drinking wine.  The movie was so captivating it pulled my boyfriend out of the computer room because he didn't want to miss anything. Easily the most original science fiction film I've seen in a very long time.

The Man from Earth