Can somebody please explain the hype to me? Please?...

Rating: 3/10 (2 April 2014)

When I first read about this movie, I laughed. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in space. A barely existent plot. I decided that I wanted to check it out, as a movie-fan, I wanted to at least see how bad I thought it would be.
The movie was slightly better than I expected - mainly the elements of tension it occasionally stirred up - but the flaws were overwhelming. I cannot see how people can praise this film. There are so many problems!! And I'll forget the endless plot-holes because one could dedicate an essay to that subject alone.
The camera-work was at times busy, but a lot seemed random and seemed to only occur during a bad event - as if to emphasize the suspense due to the lack of any meaningful dialogue or acting; just Sandra Bullock comfortably floating through a space-station (that is being ripped apart by shrapnel), in her underwear, no apparent fear for what could happen...
Her acting is just.. there. The character development is ridiculous, as it is a dream that essentially turns Bullock from timid to heroic. When the crap started hitting the fan, the CGI looked okay, but it didn't look real. The problem was that it was supposed to look real. I'm not sure what planet they were orbiting either, but it doesn't look like any Earth I have seen a picture of. Perhaps I was hallucinating.
Not much else can be said... There are only two characters, and Clooney makes Bullock look amateur by turning himself into the macho and arrogant, but with a soft heart, lieutenant, without even trying. Compare this to say... his performance in BURN AFTER READING. He was just going through the motions.
And for someone lost in space, Bullock was amazingly bland. The silly story and script didn't help her either: 'Sh!t!', 'Sh!t!", 'Ugh, this damn thing!', 'Ugh, I hate space'.
Amazingly horrid dialogue, juvenile and extremely typical of Hollywood. This movie was quite clearly a pretty-looking cash-grab and nothing more, and it paid off... if you take any notice of what 'The Awards Season' recognises that is.
3/10 is being generous, but it was better than I went in expecting. So there's that.