Wow

Rating: 8/10 (3 August 2014)

A fantastic edge-of-the-seat thriller set in spectacularly realistic- looking SPACE. How could I not like this movie? I had high expectations and I'm pleased to say those expectations were all met.
I'm not usually a Sandra Bullock fan but I have to say she was superb in this as the indefatigable heroine Ryan Stone. George Clooney was definitely second-best.
The plot is totally ridiculous. It revolves around an absurd plan to escape from a space disaster by a series of impossible hops between various craft that are all on their last legs. But who cares - it makes for one hell of a thriller. This is genuine edge-of-the-seat stuff from beginning to end. The 91 minutes positively race by.
And OK this movie isn't exactly profound or even original. The dialogue is full of chirpy platitudes and American bravado. But again, who cares? Not me. I loved it!