Reviews

I was highly annoyed by the unprofessional and error-prone behaviour of the movie characters. Throughout the movie, you will ask yourself: How can he be so stupid? Why is she not doing the obvious? Why are the astronauts emphasising proper procedures, then five seconds later breaking their own rules? How come a former soldier is breaking the chain of command? There is nothing realistic about the behaviour of these characters. In the end, I just hated them. I do not believe that there is a demographic that likes movies like this. Either the script was written by an incompetent author, or the directors are ignorant of what makes a good movie.

I was disappointed by this movie. The plot is a dumbed-down version of Apollo 13. Unrealistic elements abound. Every seven-year-old can spot the flaws. The character of Ryan Stone is so incompetent, it is annoying. While the acting (impersonating a stupid character) may be great, the character itself is an abomination and spoils the entire movie. No space agency would launch such a person into space. Or perhaps the director wants to show that women cannot drive?

Some say that the visuals are great. Yes they are, but we have seen it all before. Avatar and a hundred other films have great visuals. So that is not enough. I give it 3/10 because I was on the verge of walking out the theatre.