Given the Time Constraints, Brilliant Job

Rating: 9/10 (5 November 2013)

This film was much better than I expected, it was relentless and heartbreaking in the ways I remember the book is. I would love to see what the director could have done with another hour, as time was obviously a limiting factor. But the cuts to the story were surgical and precise, allowing what was left to have its maximum impact.
The acting was superb, and made me miss some of the characters even more. But time constraints are time constraints and that's films for you.
The special effects were so good that they stopped being special effects for me. Although I have to say some of the zero-G acting was a little off.
The ending was slightly changed for reasons I don't really understand, and a big reveal was hinted at a little too much. But really, an excellent piece of work.