A bad movie with music lifted from 2001

Rating: 2/10 (14 December 2014)

I was very, very disappointed by this movie. I had high hopes but it felt like a rather poor ripoff of 2001. It even used music that was eerily similar to 2001. It supposedly had underlying hard science but the science was utter nonsense. The story made no sense, the special effects weren't particularly good, and Matthew McConaughey for some reason was covered in sweat the whole movie, even when he was just sitting around.
The opening scenes on Earth were reasonable, and set up interesting possibilities. Particularly the "official history" of trips to the moon gave flavor and personality. But once the rocket launched, it quickly devolved into almost random events that didn't have any particular purpose.
Another movie I'd compare this to is "Contact". That very clearly brings up the issue of science vs faith, when the scientist has an experience that she "knows" is real, but there's no data to back it up. She believe in science... but she has to take her experience "on faith". It's just a much clearer telling of the story than this muddled movie.
I want both my time and $ back. If you haven't seen this, save your money and rent 2001 instead.