Review of Ad Astra

Ad Astra (2019)
6/10
Should have paid more attention to category...
19 December 2019
So I thought this would be sci-fi, with a bit of drama....instead, this was drama, with a little bit of sci-fi (and even that was deeply flawed). Later, i have checked again, and the blame is on me: I was an idiot, and should have paid more attention to the category under the title, so blame is on me. Still, this was one depressing film...the 2 leads were actually great, but because of the (for me, at least) silly settings I just couldn't get to emphasise with their characters much, beacuse I couldn't shake that "drama over nothing" feeling. The visuals are excellent (one of the few feats made that long 2 hours bearable for me), music is also fitting the bill (and bolsters the overall depressing mood of the movie, as intended i guess), so technically, it is a very well executed feature. And yet, I was glad once it was over, and it didn't leave me with much thought either. So, in my opinion, this is for drama-seekers, who wouldn't care much abouth logical background setting, but would focus instead on feelings of the characters and how different events would affect those feelings...and in that regard, this move delivers.
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