Visually entertaining but mediocre

Rating: 6/10 (17 January 2016)

I'm struggling to see many things in this movie that make a film great: an interesting story, favourite characters, great actors play, dialogues that you remember, thought-provoking ideas, emotional impact, and the list goes on...
Speaking of the plot. There isn't one. It's like watching a cat fall from a tree, desperately trying to grab hold of branches. Entertaining? Maybe. But that's pretty much the story line of Gravity. Sandra Bullock keeps flying from one ship to another, hitting and bumping into everything, making noises until she finally and happily lands on Earth.
It's yet another Hollywood CGI baby with no food for thought and nothing for heart. The recipe is simple and proved: hire star actors, put them in CGI and you get a blockbuster. The actors have practically nothing to say all the film, just meaningless mambo jumbo at the start. Later on, to make things not so obviously empty dialogue-wise, they bring back dead George Clooney's character to fill up some screen time. When he's gone once again, Sandra Bullock's character has no one to speak on Earth to, except to growl and bark imitating a dog. Is that a line to remember? The movie is only 1h 23min long. The empty plot just couldn't stretch any further. Unless, of course, they would bring Clooney back from the dead for the third time...
Despite that, it's good fun to watch, with beautifully done views of Earth and space and adrenaline ride along with Bullock' s character. it's probably worth seeing once.