A Thrilling Ride, Favorite Movie in the last 5 years.

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2013)

When I saw the trailer to Gravity. I thought it was going to be some stupid space thriller, like Apollo 18 or Snakes on The ISS.
Instead, it was one of the most well thought out films that I have seen in the last decade. It isn't complicated or have any plot twists because it doesn't need them. Bullock and Cloony keep you invested in their characters from the very beginning.
On top of a simple, but enveloping story and characters, the visuals are unparalleled in any space based movie. I couldn't see where the shot footage ended and the VFX began. The zero gravity effects were completely believable the entire time, and I never felt like the actors were trying to look like they were in zero gravity environment.
The audio was exceedingly realistic, during my second screening, I kept track of sounds, and when they appeared, and when they didn't. It was all completely believable with where the audience was watching the scene from. My favorite audio moment was when the camera passes into Sandra Bullock's helmet. The audio experience is completely immersive, I could feel exactly what she was feeling in that terrifying moment.
Gravity is a fantastic film, I would recommend it to anyone.