Will be revered for generations to come.

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2013)

Comparisons to Kubrick's sacred 1968 masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey may seem premature, but I see no reason why Alfonso Cuaron's sumptuous space saga won't be revered just as highly for generations to come. Gravity is undoubtedly one of the most visually stunning and awe-inspiring films of the year - hell, the millennium - with it's flawless CGI, immersive 3D and technically astounding single-shot sequences. Cuaron announced himself as a ground-breaking filmmaker with his superb Children of Men back in 2006, but he outdoes himself here, with the reported 2 years of post-production paying off in spades. Never do you feel like you're not hundreds of kilometres in the sky, floating around gasping finite amounts of oxygen in an environment where no-one can hear your pleas of rescue and your thoughts are louder than the explosions that tear apart space stations. There's never a second of superfluous material or plodding narrative; every frame is meticulously crafted, every word of dialogue essential and every note of music encapsulating, keeping you enraptured both optically and aurally from start to finish. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are in fine form too, generating real emotions despite being stuck in bulky spacesuits for majority of the runtime and occasionally having to handle the tricky proposition of talking to themselves. If you're a fan of cinema then do yourself a favour and fork out your hard earned cash to view the glorious Gravity on the big screen, it'll be an experience you won't soon forget.