Even when she's talking to herself she makes it real, and moving, not a canned or cheesy sentimental or filler kind of moment. You might think she doesn't get much room to stretch her abilities, trapped in space the whole time, but this is exactly where it shows how good she is. Sandra Bullock is the main character here, even more than her co-lead George Clooney. Yes, it has a lot of "effects" if you can call them that, but that have such visual coherence they remain logical and reasonable, even as they tip into the fabulous. The idea of being under constant stress, worrying for your main characters, should not be new if you know the director Alfonso Cuaron's previous major film, "Children without Men." And like that film, he works with his same cameraman, Emmanuel Lubezki, who has become a co-conspirator in his films. Add to that a story that never relents with suspense and emotional intensity and you have a remarkable movie. Reviewed by secondtake 8 / 10 A stellar space film that is literally about space and vertigo and survival-fiction, but not science fictionĪ ridiculously visual movie.
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