Quite enjoyable...

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2016)

I saw 'Passengers' yesterday.
This is getting blistered at Rotten Tomatoes. 32% from the Critics / 69% from the audience.
I've read some reviews. Many obviously don't like the "path" the writers chose.
I personally enjoyed it.
I do understand how many are a little upset that the trailers depicted a completely different movie than we got.
Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt were great. I think they made a pretty good pair. Jennifer Lawrence is an intriguing actress.... she's not a "bombshell", kind of like the girl next door. I've liked her in everything I've seen her in and I like her in person as well. She's a hoot.
A lot of whoop-la was made about Michael Sheen's performance as Arthur (the robot). I don't think he holds a candle to Michael Fassbender's David in 'Prometheus'. He wasn't bad though.
Of course we get a Morphius appearance. Laurence Fishboure did fine as Gus. I was kind of waiting for a blue pill/red pill inject. lol
The question is posed of course.... what would you do? Would you break and awaken someone to live your life with; condemning them to a life of solitude? .... or would you tough it out and die alone? Would you commit suicide?
One different ending could have been for Jim not to have been rescued after opening the hatch leaving Aurora to have to make the same decision. That would have been a tough one.
I like the "happy ending" we got here. "It took you long enough to ask"
I recommend it, but don't be fooled by the trailers... this is not an action movie.
Loved the spaceship BTW... The Aurora is beautiful and this movie did a great job getting the science right.
8 out of 10 for me.