Stunning visuals, poor plot

Rating: 5/10 (24 April 2016)

I was looking forward to seeing this movie for the first time after hearing and reading great things about it. The visuals and special effects certainly didn't let me down, they were stunning throughout. In fact, it seems they spent so much time on the fancy graphics that they neglected to accompany them with a meaningful plot.
Essentially, this is 90 minutes of two astronauts floating around in space, engaging in tedious chit-chat whilst drifting from space station to space station. Sandra Bullock's character has a habit of pressing random buttons whenever she has the chance, with her preferred strategy of selection being the well known astrological formula of 'eeny, meeny, miny, moe'. Unsurprisingly, her intelligence pays off and she lands back on planet earth, unscathed and without so much as a scratch!
If fancy graphics are your thing and you're not too bothered about having a plot with substance, then I highly recommend 'Gravity'. If, like me, you're the opposite, then I suggest you look elsewhere!