must watch for sci-fi movie

Rating: 7/10 (11 February 2017)

But Passengers suffocates under the pressure of its own premise. Once everything is set up in the first 25-or-so minutes, the story, just like its protagonists, gets stuck in space with nowhere to go. It digresses, forcing two human characters into becoming heroes, nay, proficient astronauts!
Its dialogue fails it miserably; the lovable characters could have been given smarter lines, but instead, we're stuck with obvious observations like, "Oh no, I woke up too soon!" Yeah, we know.
Passengers is Hollywood's answer to the star-studded Bollywood blockbusters of the 70s, where anything and everything could happen because it was happening to big stars on screen. Here too, it's mostly only Pratt and Lawrence who manage to keep you in your seat.
It's a great-looking film with an original idea. Watch it for its stars but it won't have an astronomical impact on you.