argh! Such a shame!

Rating: 8/10 (10 January 2017)

What a pity! During the last 3 years of going to the cinemas there was not one contemporary movie with the slightest chance to get full 10 stars from me. And now The Passengers nearly ticked all the boxes. And - so sad - failed finally without any need. How could that happen?? Please, Columbia, and please, Mr. Tyldum give us a Directors Cut and fix the minor problems of that movie. 1. find another reason for the couple for not being able to go back to traveling sleep. For sure the space ship traveling service would provide the machinery for woken up technical personnel to go back to sleep, 2. make the final of the movie regarding repair of the atom reactor less dramatic and 3. don't overdo it with all the circumstances to bring Preston back to life. A less dramatic rescue of the spaceship would have done it perfectly. Why I still give 8 stars: wonderful pictures, wonderful acted. But mostly, I myself expect from a SciFi-picture that I am not bothered with an unnecessary love story. But a good movie also provides something new and surprising. The Passengers did this. Because it placed a love story in SciFi a n d it worked out. And so I was surprised. In a very positive way. I got emotionally extremely touched by Lane and Preston. And I could have done without all the final action at all. This movie is a great achievement. And - (I have not seen La La Land yet) - in my humble opinion Lawrence, Pratt and Tyldum should be Oscar candidates. I recommend this movie wholeheartedly. Go and see it. It is a must. Believe the high praise of the top IMDb high praisers regarding this movie.