Space Doesn't Get Any Better Than This

Rating: 10/10 (5 October 2013)

It has been a while since I've seen any film this good. To all who may know me, I don't hold back my complaints about movies very often. But I truly have nothing to complain about here. Everything was done exceptionally well. The camera movement is enthralling, the visuals are immersive, the acting is excellent and the story itself is very impressive. Cuarón anticipates exactly what the viewer expects, and what the viewer fears, to an astounding degree. Every tense moment is made doubly tense for the audience, who knows, just knows, that something else will happen, even more jaw-dropping than the last event. I won't spoil anything here, but the progression of the story is so compelling that I hardly ever took my full attention off what was happening. An incredible effort, an absurdly impressive payoff. Give it all the awards.