Like Gravity, But Ridiculous

Rating: 7/10 (4 October 2015)

Firstly I'll say this film was a complete surprise to me. I very much expected a very serious survival film with lots of fairly blatant philosophical points to hammer home. This doesn't buck the current Sci-Fi trend of constant science discussion, there's a hell of a lot of that. Despite this the film is not dry at all, it's a very fun and easy watch. There were moments of self awareness that were very funny, and the light hearted humour throughout was much appreciated and unexpected from a Scott film.
My main issue with the film is how it can't quite decide what it wants to be. Is it like Gravity, an endless sciency human battle against the elements? Or is it an entertaining, yet rather ridiculous romp? For me tonally it leans toward the latter. This is fine, but it does mean that the film runs a little long. Since I wasn't sucked into the drama, my interest waned towards the end, at the time I should be most invested. The film also feels very constructed due to endless plot conveniences.
I'm being kind in giving this film a seven, but I genuinely enjoyed it, so there you go.