"Back to classic sci-fi"? I think not.

Rating: 3/10 (17 August 2017)

Whilst I have nothing against low budget movies, the simplistic models and sets used on the external shots in this movie are truly some of the most amateurish that I've seen in many a flick, reminding one of the cheesy, cheap sci-fi of the 70s. Some may think this is 'retro' and 'edgy' but, in reality, it distracts from the writer's attempts at a decent story-line.
Therein we find another issue. The story-line is about as compelling as watching Sam-1/2 rummage through his vomit to find a tooth. Those reviewers who have compared this with Star Wars, Aliens or 2001 must be milennials without personal experience of those movies beyond reading reviews by other pre-teens.
If this simplistic, b-grade grabs you enough to make comparison to the efforts of Kubrick, Scott or Lucas, I truly weep for humanity and cinema.
As one reviewer pointed out, this would have better been dished up as a 30 minute episode of the Twilight Zone (and in many ways, it reminds one of the TV sci-fi of the era).
Rockwell's character lends precious little gravitas to the role and the only shining light is the annoyingly calm voice of Kevin Spacey as Gerty the robot.