Typical George Clooney movie.

Rating: 4/10 (15 December 2013)

Actually, quite a disappointment. It would be wonderful, I suspect, in 3D, and it may well win an Oscar for special effects. Otherwise, the film is cliché. It is a movie with two characters, and the performances of both are routine and expected. There is some highfalutin' intent on the producer's part about the meaning of the whole episode, but that is well hidden by the dialog. The Clooney portion of the script is very breezy. In the opening sequence, he flits, mechanically, around the outside of the space craft in an effort to break a Russian's record for untethered floating around in space. It adds nothing to the dramatic tension (if ever there was any). Stone's portion of the script is an endless series of pants. She never seems to catch her breath, which becomes annoying. This film is for someone else to enjoy!