Rockwell.............Fails to Deliver

Rating: 4/10 (10 October 2013)

A movie with a profound...yet simple message. This is the first feature film directed by Duncan Jones (the son of David Bowie). When we "get" the rather obvious story line....we need to have a sharp script to push it along. Alas the script is ordinary----so we wait patiently to see how this is going to end. I think the end was rushed (this---remember is a low budget flick). Sam Rockwell was not an inspired choice to have the lead role here. He is in 98% of scenes, and he fails to have the magic quality that great actors have. Call it the..X..factor...call it anything. Jude Law may have been the best choice. It is a highly regarded movie...But as a science fiction film...it is a million light years behind Kubriks 2001..A Space Odyssey. Made in 1968.