The greatest sci-fi since 2001 and easily the best picture of the year!

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2013)

GRAVITY, Alfonso Cuaron's 2nd sci-fi undertaking, is a masterpiece. Beautifully realized, fantastically acted and housing the most spectacular special effects ever witnessed on film, it is a triumph in the utmost sense.
Let me start by saying this is the most gorgeous film, on a technical level, EVER. Never have you seen something with this level of awe and spectacle. Not once do you doubt the cold depths of space and the mechanized behemoths that our heroes trek across in the 90-minute run time. It's this believability that adds to the dread and overall experience. You will feel completely exhausted by the time the credits roll, both emotionally and mentally. Not because there is any real thinking to do, but because you feel you're right there, in the suit, as helpless and lost as our struggling protagonists. You are part of the movie, and this is magnified perfectly by the best-used 3D EVER. This is one of the first times, other than Life of Pi and Avatar, that I insist you see a film in 3D. It wouldn't be the same mind-blowing experience without it.
Sandra Bullock, and I never thought I would say this (since she is one of my least favorite actresses of all time), is absolutely perfect as Dr. Ryan Stone. I will be completely shocked if I don't see her name in the best actress category at the Oscars and, unlike her undeserving win for the Blind Side, she deserves the spot. This is possibly her best performance EVER. In fact, I'll be routing for her. George Clooney doesn't give a lot of presence to the film, but I think that's an ideal choice in lending poise and power to Bullocks stellar performance (no pun intended).
This is one of the greatest science fiction films of the past, well, EVER. I know I've been throwing the word around a lot, but I don't often use it so freely. It's one of those rare cases, and I mean very rare, where every aspect of a film deserves the magic word at the end. Most technically beautiful film EVER? Check. One of the most intense and believable films EVER? Roger. The best film of the year and possibly EVER? Copy Houston, and luckily, we don't have any problems.
2 Cox Up! WAY UP!