This movie is lucky it's beautiful. VERY LUCKY.

Rating: 1/10 (7 October 2013)

I saw this movie in 3d, and that was it's greatest strength. It is absolutely beautiful, and some of the best 3d i've ever seen. Visually, it is a masterpiece. Now that I've said my kind words, I'll point out why this movie really let me down. The Premise of this movie is not good for a feature movie. Someone trapped in space trying to get back to Earth would be good for a 30 minute TV episode, but in a 90 minute movie like this, I felt bored because I knew no matter how she gets inside the ship, she can't have any good luck for another 45 minutes because the movie has 50 minutes left. Now, onto my big problem. Sandra Bullock. I like her, I think she does a good straight woman in comedies, and she surprised me by doing well here. Her acting was very good. The problem was the character. A brief 20 second reveal that she had a kid is supposed to connect me to her, and that is ALL WE GET in her character. It just doesn't make me care if she survives. Also, having her alone makes it so that if you don't particularly like her character, tough luck, that it all you have. Also, they kill off George Clooney. I LOVE George Clooney, I think he is a fun, light, funny, confident presence in any movie lucky enough to have him. He's no different in this movie. And when they kill him, all we are left with is a sad sack, uninteresting, complaining character acted by someone who deserves better. The movie could have been (and should have been) Clooney's character fighting for survival. The personality he brought to the character would have made the slow parts better. And god were there slow parts.
All in all, I feel like i pay 14 dollars to see Sandra Bullock spin circles in the vacuum of space and complain for 90 minutes. Have you ever met someone and thought, "Geez, you're luck your're beautiful, because when you open you mouth, I want to jump off a cliff." I met that in movie form. They named it Gravity.