Critics can go jump

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2017)

I hate romance films. I'm also not the biggest fan of many of the scifi stuff circulating at the moment, particularly the space theme that seems to be the taste of the day. When a friend suggested Passengers, I agreed because she has to put up with my tastes most of the time. I was surprised I enjoyed this so much.
Passengers was the most emotionally engrossing film I have seen in months. From the get go, you ache for Jim Preston and witness his demise sympathetically. When his loneliness/insanity causes him to wake another passenger, and thus takes her life away from her, there is no damnation of his character (not from me personally). The whole story has you questioning what you personally would do in that situation.
The special effects were phenomenal: breathtaking shots of space and seamless editing. Yet despite being visually stunning, the film is much more emotionally outstanding.
Don't listen to the critics. Loved this film