Could have been so much better

Rating: 5/10 (4 January 2019)

The premise of this film is actually pretty great, but the execution just comes off as frustratingly conventional because PASSENGERS chooses to play its concept safe in every respect.
The story of two people being isolated in a luxurious spaceship for the rest of their lives could have made for so many interesting statements about the fulfillment and our expectations of life, but the film just briefly touches these aspects during the last ten minutes and leaves the viewer with a cheesy and, most of all, lazy ending.
The character interactions also squander so much potential because the film doesn't take its time in the important moments and instead shows us Chris Pratt playing futuristic basketball by himself for the first 30 minutes. Besides, the script missed the opportunity to easily increase the suspense with not starting the film from Jennifer Lawrence's point of view, leaving it to the viewer to find out the truth about her early awakening.
All in all, this concept could have made for a great low budget indie film similar to Duncan Jones' MOON, but it just comes off as a boring mess within the scope of a blockbuster movie.