Fantastic 90 minute Twilight Zone episode ! ( Minor SPOILERS)

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2010)

I was thrilled when I saw this film on my satellite TV on demand list. I immediately toggled down the movie list with anticipation knowing how good the reviews were and I wasn't let down despite the high expectations.
Science fiction fans will love this film. It has overtones of 2001, and Solaris. Basically, GERTY, the computer that controls the space station will remind you of HAL 9000 from 2001. The movie shares some plot driven elements from the movies Solaris as well. But other than that, the story is entirely original and what a great one it is.
The movie starts slow, but then picks up a bit, and grabs a hold of you. Each scene makes the next one better, and the mystery never ends until that final scene. Sam Rockwell is always great, he's an A-list guy for sure. At least he should be, he's very good in this film although a bit comical in some scenes that felt out of place even though you knew he was going out of his mind.
GERTY is voiced over by the great Kevin Spacey, and wasn't as spooky sounding as HAL 9000 but he has the perfect voice for a computer. GERTY was a character in this film, and it was intriguing to see some hints of humanity coming from GERTY, it was touching in fact! Unlike HAL 9000, GERTY was a sympathetic computer in this film and in this film you will feel very bad for the protagonist for sure.
The CGI was great when seen, but there was not too much CGI in this film. I'd compare the overall production to Pandorum since it feels more epic than it is. It's a B-movie, but doesn't feel like it. The soundtrack was excellent too. I would rate it higher than an 8 but I feel the story wasn't entirely original because of the influences from the films I mentioned above. It felt like a long Twilight Zone episode, and had Hitchcock flavor as well!