Visual feast, but a bit overrated

Rating: 7/10 (11 November 2013)

..so after being told by a multitude of acquaintances that you just HAD to see this movie on the big screen, i finally caved and checked it out.
I guess first off the good: This movie DOES warrant being seen on the big screen simply for the visuals. It has tremendous cinematography, and definitely has a bit of a different 'feel' then most space-based films. I've read that the director revolutionized how this type of movie was shot, and i can't disagree.
And despite any complaints, this movie is never boring.
It is, however, pretty ridiculous. As a kid growing up the space program was something that grabbed my attention and i absolutely drank up anything i could find on it. For someone who does their homework even on the most basic level, it's hard to take pretty much anything that happens in this movie seriously.
And it all starts with the main character of Ryan Stone. I find it so hard to believe that someone like this would have passed the testing required to BE an astronaut. Yet, after we see all her deficiencies in plain view, we are then asked to believe that she could pull off stuff that even the best of the best would struggle with?
Yikes. No, beautiful film, but i think it's REALLY overrated by the critics. It'll probably win a bunch of Oscars because it's hip and the industry loves Sandra, but i think that in 10 years it'll just be a footnote.