Good cinematic experience, auspicious premise but very poor execution

Rating: 5/10 (7 January 2017)

The premise gave the movie a lot to work with but the finishing product was transparent, predictable, clichéd and frankly, cringe-worthy.
To stay reasonably positive, going to watch this at the movies really payed off, the CGI is quite gripping on the big screen. The effects and the visual experience is decent if that's what you're looking for.
However, the acting, the script and the general execution didn't do the promising premise any justice.
Chris Pratt was less than mediocre at best, and (Aurora) Jennifer Lawrence's first scene of confusion made me think it was the first movie she ever acted in. Which disappointed me a lot because I'm such a fan, she has performed so much better in the past.
My next point is either positive or negative, depending on your angle, but I felt like Aurora's main purpose was to perform as many activities as possible to get Jennifer Lawrence to show some curves. Perhaps Jennifer Lawrence's most humiliating role - for loss of dignity as she is a great actress.
The script was totally predictable and clichéd: Jim (Pratt) would make a terrible mistake, he would make up for it by sacrificing himself in some way, causing Aurora to forgive him and they lived happily ever after.
We all knew he would survive his suicide mission.. at one point I even thought (hoped in fact) that he would die in the "AutoDoc", but lo and behold, after Aurora's awful stuttering he breathes life...
The AI bartender seemed to contradict himself in terms of his feelings and self awareness.
The science as many have mentioned was flawed, especially the scene where they "slingshot" around the star and Pratt surviving the blast with a "shield"?
I remained hopeful when Fishburne entered the scene but his "moving" dialogue before his death - something about J.Law and C.Pratt having one anothers backs made me heavily cringe. And after that nothing could save the movie. Even the terrain within the spacecraft which was, in fairness, moving and original in stark contrast to the rest of the movie.
Overall an enjoyable movie if you are bringing the kids to the big screen for a birthday party, but if you are serious about movies, save yourself the trouble of going to see it.