Alone in the vastness of space with little preparation.

Rating: 4/10 (23 July 2014)

There are a lot of people who are angry about the film based on judging it for NASA realism. I'm afraid the average person doesn't have the background to judge the more science oriented mistakes in the movie. Quite frankly I don't care about that because I go to see a movie to be entertained and not really look for the realism unless it is a re-enacted story and this was not. I think the movie is very miscast. I found this movie boring. I hate to say it was predictable but it was but not cliché. People have to quit throwing around that word when they review and also quit comparing it to other movies especially 2001: A Space Odyssey which was one of the most boring space movies I ever watched. The focus of the movie was not realism but how this character with little preparation managed to survive. What would go on in your head being essentially marooned in space. Clooney's character seemed to be a token part because of who he is in my opinion. He was his usual charming self but he didn't add much to the movie. I have heard raves about this movie but I don't know why and then there are others panned that were so much better and people simply didn't go to see. My bottom line is entertainment and this didn't entertain me. The ending was bad and I was disappointed. I could take all the rest if there had been some big ending but there wasn't. She got down and was somewhere but I saw no rescue in near sight. I give it a 4 for effort but if you are expecting some big payoff you won't get it. I liked Oblivion and many others much more than this one that have recently come out in the science fiction area even After Earth. The fact it has an 8.0 rating here is ludicrous and misleading. Sorry but this one was bad.