I was excited to watch this movie. The trailer was very good. But when I watched the entire movie yesterday, I was a bit disappointed. Maybe, if I watched it in 3D, I might enjoy the movie more.
Now, the movie was good as far as visual effects are concerned , especially the way things explode. As they say, there is no fire in space, since there is no oxygen to feed it.
How was the visual?
Visuals are okay, although for me there is something missing with the visuals. I was kind of felt unattached during the movie. Maybe, I was blown away by the trailer, and felt the hopelessness of drifting to vastness off space. But, during the movie, I felt restricted and no feeling of hopelessness as I did during the trailers before. To be truthful, I had to say that the trailer shots are the exciting parts and highlights of the movie.
How was the story?
It has lack of feelings, maybe for me the pacing is a bit fast, and there is no feeling urgency for me, as if I already knew what will happen next. Maybe the acting? The A list actors helped the film, but you have the feeling, that they are not afraid of dying. Maybe the film was just a visual kind, there is nothing much of a story there.
Although, I give them credit on trying to be realistic as much as possible on the giving the facts. I get they are trying to convey a point, that space is dangerous, that this is the worst that can happened to astronauts. There is no way people on the ground can send a rescue right away.
How was it overall?
Overall, I give this film a 3.5 out of 5 stars. The ending was kind of open ended for me, there is no closure. I won't recommend this movie. But if you want to see space and good visuals, by all means, this is a movie for you.
Maybe after watching a very good film before this, my review has been influenced. But others also say, the visuals are good, but didn't say anything about the story. It's just a visual movie, nothing much there for a character story.
