Good in parts, terrible in others. Mash up of ideas without a good plot.

Rating: 3/10 (12 November 2015)

I'm going to have to watch my back after this !! I'll start by saying what I didn't like. The ending was dreadful, almost as if the writers were in a rush to finish. I can imagine the conversation, "I can't be bothered anymore, how can we wrap this up?" someone says "Kubrick got away with it" and so a meaningless crappy ending similar to, but worse than, "2001 A Space Odyssey" was shoved in. The ending, quite simply, was drivel and unsatisfying. Secondly, a world devastated by drought and famine, somehow manages to run a sophisticated space programme, in secret. This would really require materials and technology that could only be supplied by prosperous technological civilisation. Actors spouting pseudo-scientific BS and waffle , it's not necessary and just ruins the movie. Star Wars gets it right, the technology just IS and we can enjoy the CGI. I loved the scene where they are on a planet subject to strong tidal gravitation. In summary, a mish-mash of good and bad ideas tipped into a bucket and stirred. Another wasted opportunity. Watch the movie, it's worth at least that, but be prepared to feel that you were cheated out of dessert on a meal out.....