Original, engaging sci-fi drama

Rating: 8/10 (21 October 2017)

The spaceship Avalon is on a 120-year voyage to colonise the planet Homestead II. On board are 258 crew and 5,000 passengers, the first inhabitants of the planet. They will be in hibernation for nearly all of the 120 years. However, after only 30 years, one of the passengers, Jim Preston, is awoken from his hibernation. Try as he might, he cannot re-hibernate himself. He resigns himself to not living to see the end of the voyage. Out of loneliness, he thinks of de-hibernating one of the female passengers...
Very good, and surprisingly so. Based on the trailers it looked like a basic, B-grade sci fi-adventure movie. However, it is far better than that. Highly original plot that is also quite plausible. The physics of the events, actions and sub-plots seems reasonably sound (though I'm no astrophysicist). No jarring moments where you think "That's not right..."
Quite engaging too. The whole stranded-in-space central plot is intriguing and explores some very interesting themes.
Some good adventure and a touch of romance, plus a fairly emotional ending, make for a great movie.