A grand space walk of a film

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2013)

Films like this have the ability to convert anyone to a new medium. 3D movies have been having a tough time of late, but this film deserves your attention and turns the tables.
There is no tsunami wave of special effects, or clichéd pointing at the screen. Instead the 3D is used incredibly well to illustrate depth and space in a way that is seminal. Seriously, no other film has ever made you appreciate or experience space like this as well for so long, it kind of harks back to the impact that 2001 must have had on its release.
It is very much a lesson in how to use 3D properly, and some of the views are beautifully done. 3D really needed a shot in the arm, and this film has even led to arch critics of 3D (such as Mark Kermode of the BBC) to accept that this film is a game-changer.
The story is almost theatre, as it really only involves two people. Yet it works perfectly. The acting is exceptional in this 'disaster' movie as our leads try to get to safety after their space walk all goes terribly wrong. The story is good and the action wonderful and believable, a lot of tension in this and you'll be on th edge of your seat.
I can see this film leading the charges for awards in time.
I can't recommend this highly enough, easily for me the best film of the year.