Exciting 3D computer graphics but very weak script

Rating: 2/10 (28 October 2013)

As someone with a scientific temper, I had high expectations from this movie, also considering the rave reviews it got from the film critics and viewers alike. But, within an hour into the movie at a theatre, even with 3D glasses for special effects, I was sorely disappointed with the absence of credible science, and an extremely weak script. The computer generated graphics and space maneuvers can seem exciting at first, but when you realize that that's about the only thing the movie has to offer, it almost gets on your nerves after a while, as much of it is incredible and "unscientific". Besides, Sandra Bullock's character, Dr. Ryan Stone, is supposed to be a Mission Specialist with adequate training in space flight. But, it seems as if she's an ordinary housewife who's put into space, as she's mostly fumbling and bumbling. If it was to make George Clooney's character, as Mission Commander, look great, well...it did. Apart from the repetitive computer graphics of space walks et al, Clooney's quips and witticisms are about the only 'entertaining' bits of a largely forgettable movie. Both George Clooney and Sandra Bullock have been wasted in the movie which has hardly any script to speak of.
Gravity even in 3D was perhaps the least exciting or thrilling Sci-Fi flick I have ever watched, and am amazed by the undeservingly high ratings it has enjoyed. IMO, it's the most overrated movie of 2013.