It took a little while to warm to this film but once the real drama began to unfold I was hooked. The lead characters are believable and there is some good acting on show from the lead actors. Don't watch this expecting great effects or stunning cinematography but those things are not needed for most of the film's length. Its a play set in a spacecraft. A drama that engages the intellect as well as the emotions, as one would expect from a film based on classic 50s sci fi. ------SPOILERS below------
Although the main story is about the coldness of space and the physical laws that make it, the tone only hinted at this..if only Tarkovsky could have had a go at it.. The developing relationship between the two main characters is the films strength. But its weakness is that the bad corporation story feels tagged on- there either needed to be more of it or none of it. The cutaways to the courtroom and back to the drama work well. Unfortunately the final scene felt a little lame.
Although the main story is about the coldness of space and the physical laws that make it, the tone only hinted at this..if only Tarkovsky could have had a go at it.. The developing relationship between the two main characters is the films strength. But its weakness is that the bad corporation story feels tagged on- there either needed to be more of it or none of it. The cutaways to the courtroom and back to the drama work well. Unfortunately the final scene felt a little lame.