Pleased I made the effort to see this film in the cinema..

Rating: 10/10 (14 November 2013)

I don't often watch movies in the cinema - the last film I watched there was a newly-released Skyfall - but I'm pleased I saw Gravity on a large screen. In retrospect I'm rather pleased I didn't see it in 3D because I think I might have spent the second half of the film feeling motion-sick.
The movie was one of the best made I have ever seen. Exciting, involving, breath-taking...
The story was a little predictable, but within acceptable limits, the cinematography was brilliant and, contrary to some comments I have read elsewhere, the musical soundtrack was appropriate and unobtrusive. The liberties taken with real-world physics in the interests of moving the plot forward were not too outrageous. George Clooney was as smooth as ever (that's why they cast him!)and Sandra Bullock carried off the very physically demanding role of the stranded astronaut beautifully.
I think very few people will be disappointed with this movie - go and see it for yourself. It's as close to real space travel as most of us will ever get.