Beautiful visuals, hell of a storyline

Rating: 5/10 (19 October 2013)

At first I must admit that I am not a big fan of Bullock and Clooney. Because of al the great reviews around I decided to watch this movie in 3D.
The starting scene is visually amazing, it takes about 15 minutes of continuous filming. Somewhat similar of what we have seen in earlier films of guaron. After this scene we soon realize that the storyline has nothing even remotely interesting to offer.
Even if you let aside the credibility of occurring events, there is no character development even present. The only thing we get to know about one of the characters couldn't have been easier. No creativity involved.
The story development and ending is so bad it might as well have been the story of Adam sandlers latest rom-com.
Aside from this really bad storyline, the visuals are unlike anything I have ever seen. Generally I am not to fond of 3D movies because it doesn't add anything to the quality of the movie, but at this movie it really improves everything you see. The amount of attention paid to details in every shot is also amazing. I think you can watch the scenes in the space stations a couple times and still discover new details.
Summing these things up I think it is a big shame that the storyline hasn't been developed more. The characters were very, very thin. Although I can understand why they cast Clooney and Bullock (budget - sponsor wise) I think the movie would have been a lot better with characters with a less Hollywood-feel.
I would definitely recommend seeing this movie, but see it in cinema, in 3D. Expect a space documentary, and you'll be amazed by the details and viewpoints.