OK

Rating: 3/10 (13 May 2020)

Gravity (2013) directed by Alfonso Cuarón, starring Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone and George Clooney as Matt Kowalsky, depicted American Astronauts stranded in space after their shuttle is destroyed. The concept is very interesting and has the potential to be a great story, but the film was lackluster in its storytelling. I waited for the story to pick up and get interesting and it never did. The film felt slow and the story never picked up; even the end felt abrupt as there was no build up to it. The story had no progression and felt very one note. There were moments that seemed very forced to try and make it exciting and interesting but they felt out of place in the movie. Although, there were aspects of the movie that were interesting such as, the first person shots, and the silence during parts of the film. The silence was powerful in that it truly reflected space. The first person shots were unique and made you see the film through the characters eyes. But these moments did not make up for the lackluster story telling. The ending was OK and worked for the story; but also fell flat of the grand moment it was set up to be. Overall the film was slow and didn't measure up to the epic story that it could have been.