A bit disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (11 January 2014)

Although the special effects are revolutionary the film is a little dull to be honest. It is a real time drama about a stranded astronaut, Sandra Bullock's somewhat whining character haunted by the death of her daughter. The most unfortunate thing about the special effects is that they are actually so good you fail to notice them and the zero gravity scenes become too natural. This leaves you with the basic plot and the acting. Bullock's performance is pretty much by the book plus some excessive heavy breathing. I found her heroine to be a little 2 dimensional ironically in contrast to the 3d. Its worth viewing because it's beautifully shot and is a visual treat, but it's certainly not a classic movie in my opinion.