Yes, it's that bad. The sad part, though, is that I really wanted to like this movie. With a cast sporting Gary Sinise and Tim Robbins, I was expecting an action packed blockbuster characterized by strong performances. I got none of that. The script is so inept that even Sinise and Robbins are forced to say and do the most idiotic and cliche things imaginable.
Common sense is thrown out the window in favor of cheap thrills.
For example, while fixing a leak in the space station, one of the astronauts warns Sinise that oxygen is running out, and that he needs to put on his helmet. This, so we can see him wheeze against the clock as his oxygen runs out. To make things worse, Tim Robbins is up in space with his wife , who is also part of the mission. If this doesn't demonstrate the need to separate couples in life threatening, decision-making situations, I don't know what does. These two rocket scientists do the dumbest things because of their feelings for one another, eventually putting other people in jeopardy.