Thank god no exploding death stars - Great film

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2017)

Loved this film, good old fashioned love story, set in a believable outer space setting created with wonderful special effects. Best part of script for me is the way, a modern young woman, played by Jennifer Lawrence (very good in the role, stole the show) realises, just how, important connecting with your newly found soul-mate is, for at the end of the day,that is all that really matters. Like a lot of young women these days,used to being in control and having and doing things their way with no compromise, the circumstance Aurora finds herself in puts all that is important, to all of us, into clear perspective. Chris Pratt is very believable and well cast as her love interest and protector and an engineer/mechanic "good with his hands". As the film states, two people who on earth would probably have never crossed paths, but love finds them anyway. Michael Sheen rounds out the cast, as the perfect "english gentleman" bartender and the perfect foil and confidant for both Lawrence and Pratt to bounce their inner most secrets, thoughts and feelings off. With enough suspenseful moments to keep the movie flowing at a balanced pace. May I suggest forget the film critics and go see it!