I'm not a sci fi nerd. I know that there IS gravity, but don't ask me to explain it.
But I do know that a crazy dude with full thickness burns is unlikely to survive for 7 years on a dusty, broken down ship. Is he microwaving a pie every day with his burnt up fingers and chewing it with his burnt up mouth? What is he drinking? How is he pooping?
I also reckon that a HAL-level computer might toot a klaxon when a complete stranger sneaks onboard and starts using his scorched up murder mittens to take out the good guys.
Like most others who didn't fall in love with this film, I found the first two acts ok. By now we've been inoculated against the idea of completely ill-equipped space crews being selected to undertake humanity's salvation. So the fact that each crew member occupies a trope so rigid they may as well be the Spice Girls is acceptable. The film looks good, the pace seemed right, the ratchet/release of tension was a bit sloppy but passable.
The third act is a such a bizarre left turn that it was like a separate movie was accidentally spliced in. Everything and yet nothing happens and the shudder-cam, stop/start, glitchy focus nonsense isn't a suitable replacement for an actual emotional or narrative resolution.
I just found it weird. And not in a good way.
But I do know that a crazy dude with full thickness burns is unlikely to survive for 7 years on a dusty, broken down ship. Is he microwaving a pie every day with his burnt up fingers and chewing it with his burnt up mouth? What is he drinking? How is he pooping?
I also reckon that a HAL-level computer might toot a klaxon when a complete stranger sneaks onboard and starts using his scorched up murder mittens to take out the good guys.
Like most others who didn't fall in love with this film, I found the first two acts ok. By now we've been inoculated against the idea of completely ill-equipped space crews being selected to undertake humanity's salvation. So the fact that each crew member occupies a trope so rigid they may as well be the Spice Girls is acceptable. The film looks good, the pace seemed right, the ratchet/release of tension was a bit sloppy but passable.
The third act is a such a bizarre left turn that it was like a separate movie was accidentally spliced in. Everything and yet nothing happens and the shudder-cam, stop/start, glitchy focus nonsense isn't a suitable replacement for an actual emotional or narrative resolution.
I just found it weird. And not in a good way.