THIRD CONTACT is your usual indie thriller, with a few good ideas but a distinct lack of budget which means that they never come to full fruition. This one's British and was shot in black and white with plenty of style, which gives it some film noir pretensions. The plot takes the form of a slow moving mystery which the main character uncovers one piece at a time, but the whole thing is uninvolving and just lacks pace and effort. The most annoying part is that this did have potential, and might just have been something good with the right resources.