A huge disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (16 August 2017)

Ryan and Matt, the rookie and the veteran astronauts, suffer a terrible accident while undergoing a routine repair mission. Debris from a Russian satellite caused a chain reaction and big pieces started orbiting in their direction, striking them almost without any warning. The two are left alone in space, detached from their shuttle with minimum survival resources so they must team up and devise a plan which will hopefully bring them back safely to earth.
I have to say that I really cannot understand why this movie is so highly rated. I am too a fan of the main actors but that doesn't mean that I will give 10* to any movie in which they act. I heard that it looks gorgeous, that it has a great story, etc...etc...but it doesn't. It looks OK but nothing more than that, its story is pretty generic, predictable and linear with very little unexpected events to induce a sense of suspense or drama. The characters don't inspire anything and thus I didn't feel any remorse for their situation. Ryan is supposedly a brilliant mind but she acts like an under average person, not doing anything related to a genius at all. In addition, I simply cannot understand the fate "chosen" for Matt, as there was no reason for such an ending to he's character (it's related to Gravity). I am utterly disappointed by this film (especially as I had great expectations from it due to the high amount of hype surrounding it) almost regretting the time used to see it. Other love it but I don't. I don't hate it but I cannot recommend it to anyone.