Spectacular film.

Rating: 10/10 (6 September 2017)

This is one of the best films I've ever seen. As a 26-year-old avid movie-watcher and literary-appreciator, the script is INCREDIBLE. What an idea for a movie, not to mention marvelous execution of what the fallout of waking up (and being woken up) from a 120-year journey ninety years early would actually have been like. What I'm saying is, this is one of the better movies ever made. The acting is superb, though even I'll admit the stretch with Martin Lawrence was a little... stupid. But who cares. What I see here, personally, is a film that literally could have been out-of-this-world extraordinary, but decided to take an ounce of humility instead, for the sake of not being "too heavy" or "too boring". Honestly, I saw this in theaters and just watched it again a second time and it was literally BETTER THE SECOND TIME. Seriously. So what is specifically so great about it, you ask? Well, let me break it down for you.
To start, this is not a "Hollywood" script written for "Hollywood" actors. The script is fantastic in its own right, and I'm not exaggerating here. What an excellent script. The fact that they got A- list actors like Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence on board is really no surprise when you see how good the dialogue and transpiring of events are. Now, the finale is a little rushed, yes, compared to the slow, flawless pacing of everything before that, but there really was nowhere else to go at that point. The writer obviously wanted to challenge himself a little bit. Regardless, it was a great ending, in my opinion. See, this is also kind of a love story, so just be ready for that is all I can say. Anyway, the film also kinda brought sci-fi back for me. Don't get me wrong, I've read some of the goofs, I know some tiny details in the film would not have happened the way they did strictly from a scientific standpoint, but there are no major plot holes because of scientific inaccuracy. Which is very refreshing. Especially when everything else is done so well, like in this film Passengers. A good sci-fi film is hard to come by, in any case. A lot of times the dialogue and plot of the film can end up being really dumb, which is the opposite of what we have here. I feel like Passengers would've been a really good book. I mean, the writer had it dead-on. Everything the actors said and everything that happened was so believable. I feel like it could've gone on for hours and I would still have been completely captivated. Maybe that's kind of the secret. He had to wrap it up somehow. And as for me, I couldn't have dreamed of a better ending. Aside from that, awesome sets. I mean, any sci-fi lover can appreciate just the stunning sets that make up the inside of the ship and its rooms. So 5 stars. 2 thumbs up. However you wanna put it. I can't say I'll still like this film 20 years from now, but I just wanted to go on the record and say this film definitely deserves more than thirty-whatnot percent on Rotten Tomatoes. I mean that's pretty harsh. Besides, I did love this film. It might not be flawless, but it had the right spirit, the right heart. Not superficial, which is probably what the average person thought upon seeing the trailer. And like I said, I loved it, so there. And did I mention I loved it?