Interesting setting, mediocre execution

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2016)

The film's premise is very interesting. One passenger on a space ship going to a colony planet wakes up 90 years too early. **SPOILERS**
As he is trying to figure out what's going on and why it happened, he starts to get lonely. He spends an entire year on the space ship alone, with only a robot to keep him company. He finds a girl, that could be able to wake up, but he has an internal fight whether or not it is the right to do. Eventually he does do it, and the two of them start to spend time with each other and eventually get into a relationship. The girl is still oblivious to the fact that she was woken up, and it wasn't a malfunction. As we see their relationship growing, the ship is slowly starting to break down.
Positives: Visually stunning, great acting and an interesting setting
But I had some major issues with the movie.
Firstly, the pacing is poor. The plot really kicks off too late, as we spend too much time with their relationship. It felt like I was watching a romance, sci-fi, adventure, comedy hybrid. The movie really didn't know what it wanted to be, and it had a negative impact on the overall experience.
Secondly, the movie tries to convince the passengers and the audience that nothing on the ship EVER malfunctions. They threw the "unbreakable" at our faces too much, so I thought the reveal would be something really good. And when we finally find out why it happened, it was something as simple as a burnt chip. It felt really poor. And the ship was also designed to be meteor-proof. But somehow, a meteor collided with the shuttle, starting the sequence of malfunctions.
Thirdly, Gus' character felt like a plot device more than anything. He wakes up, gives them access to the control room and dies. And we never really find out why he has all the illnesses that he does. It was just too convenient.
Action sequences are fine, but lack real suspense, since it's too predictable.
And the ending is terrible. Vanilla, happy ending. I was hoping for something darker, that would've fit the overall theme of the movie.
Overall, it has some good elements and great visuals but falls flat on its face because of how poor the writing is. A fun popcorn movie, nothing more
6/10