Great film, average acting

Rating: 8/10 (3 October 2013)

tl;dr: gravity is a good film with some incredible visual scenes; Sandra Bullock can't act worth spit.
Long: Gravity is better than I thought it was going to be. Some great space scenes, shots of the earth etc. Would look incredible on IMAX.
Basically, some astronauts get into serious trouble and have to struggle to survive and make it back to earth.
Has some seriously great SFX scenes, and few slower moments, but it never feels like it drags. Luckily the script is packed with disasters, so it manages to move along at a brisk pace without ruining the feel of space as a vast, endless... well, space.
It's essentially a one-actor film (Sandra Bullock) (with a supporting role (George Clooney). Unfortunately, Bullock's acting is so uneven that it almost ruins the film. For example, during the initial disaster moment, she's terrified, and understandably so. Her character is not an experienced astronaut, and it's a disaster of unimaginable proportions. However, this terror vanishes soon after, even when faced with other serious disasters. Whilst you don't want a character that's a useless terrified blob the whole film, the complete unevenness of her acting is bizarre. The end result is that the majority of the film lacks a lot of tension, and that sucks. Things go wrong, and she just takes it all in her stride. There's just no emotion there, except for the obligatory "finding the will to survive" scene.
Overall, a great film. Well directed, gorgeous cinematography (well, SFX, but well-composed), some great tense scenes. Definitely a big screen film.
8 out of 10.