Not The Best Space Film Ever Made

Rating: 7/10 (27 October 2013)

It is spectacular. I cannot think of another film that so brilliantly depicts what it might feel like to be in space. It feels surreal, beautiful and terrifying. It is such an imperious joy to watch, especially in the first 30 - 45 mins that it feels gut wrenching when you're exposed to the final 2/3rds of the movie where endless "will she? won't she?" survival moments end with last ditch escapes. I think it becomes a sort of hyperbolic, mad parody of itself: which is either incredibly brave of the filmmakers or incredibly lazy.
I am yet to come to terms with the juddering, jarring discordance between first and second half but I do think everyone should see this movie. Unfortunately it feels like an opportunity lost...