Great thrill ride

Rating: 8/10 (5 December 2013)

Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is an inexperienced astronaut repairing a satellite. Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) is a veteran close to breaking the spacewalk record. Meanwhile, a Russian attempt to bring down a satellite sets off a chain reaction as a cloud of debris destroys the shuttle. Then Stone and Kowalsky scrambles to get another way return home.
As a story, there isn't much. As a movie, it's a thrilling ride. Director Alfonso Cuarón is using all the latest tech to create a believable adventure. The action is so realistic that it's like a scary amusement park ride. The leap forward is that the astronauts are so realistic. It could have been so easily reduced to a video game. But I actually believe the actors were in the suits, and we were crashing into all those space stuff. It's a must see on the big screen.