Standing 'O for the Special effects team

Rating: 6/10 (7 October 2013)

This film sets a Precedent for how successful a film can be that relies solely on special effects. Granted they are amazing, this film has been praised and is surrounded by Oscar buzz although it has a weak plot (I.e. little back story and no follow up once she lands back on earth, just so they can cram in the super cool satellite explosions) parallel is the weak acting. That's a bit harsh it's more the lack of acting needed, for 90% of the movie we can't see Sandra Bullock or we just see her face surrounded by her helmet. We don't get a sense of body language or hardly facial expressions, this is a character being dragged through a weak plot, a character that's back story is just blown off and were meant to accept that a local doctor is sent into space to try out a prototype. In summary this is a decent film that is highly if not the most overrated film of the last few years; it relies too heavily on its special effects rather than acting and is not deserving of any Oscar other than visual effects