rather underrated

Rating: 7/10 (27 December 2016)

Visually stylish, quite beautiful space scenery, good acting by the leads. The critics are generally wrong in their negative reviews. Well worth seeing. Its only flaw is the somewhat abrupt and pat ending (heavens, Andy Garcia is only on screen for 3 seconds). Expanding the implications of that ending would have provided a better sense of closure. The central moral dilemma is intriguing. One character is confronted with a choice-- his own psychological survival at the cost of someone else's life. That dilemma is made moot by later plot developments, softening the darkest implications of his crime. As a literature prof, I'm a good judge of good stories, and this is one.