Gravity Falls Flat

Rating: 5/10 (22 December 2013)

My review of Gravity
First off the good, visually it is stunning and some of the action sequences are truly jaw dropping, especially in 3D. The tension is also high, particularly at the start as the feces hits the proverbial fan. Sadly that is all it has going for it, whoever wrote the script needs shooting, some of the dialogue is utterly cringeworthy. One of my biggest problems with this movie is thus: If you are going to have one of the characters spend a long time alone don't have them talk to themselves every few seconds to explain to the viewer how they feel or what's going on, a good actor will show their thoughts and emotions through their body language and facial expressions. Unfortunately the writers for Gravity consider the actors to inept and the audience too stupid to have to pull this off and I'm insulted by that. You're also forcefed the obligatory 'emotional bit' near the end that was so painful to watch I wanted to get up and walk out. In conclusion I do not recommend this movie without being at least fairly inebriated.
5/10 (I gave an extra point for Sandra Bullock's legs which are impressive)