So, this film, I'm not a scientist. My degree's in English so though science isn't my specialty, I still feel that there are many inconsistencies in this film.
The plot's basic enough, Roy McBride (Brad Pitt, solid) has to send a message to his father, Clifford (Tommy Lee Jones, with an aw sucks, southern accent personality) to stop the power surges on Earth so people won't die. And then he ends up going to Neptune to destroy his father's mission. He gets there and forces his father to come back to Earth with him, despite his objections and while doing so, Clifford severs the tie that was holding them to the ship. Roy lets him go and Clifford drifts down to his death while Roy somehow forces himself back up to get the shuttle so he can return to his home. That just makes no sense to me whatsoever. So, yeah, I'm wasn't a big fan of this film before that scene and certainly wasn't after that scene. Sure, I guess there are some good scenes on the underlaying theme of how twisted government agencies are, but it could have been done so much better and the secondary characters had thin, underdeveloped personalities so the film wasn't much to watch. If you want to watch a good space spectacle, try The Martian. Grade: B-
Side Notes:
-Another nitpick, during the final video feed from Clifford, the timer goes from 21 minutes to 42 minutes back down to 36 minutes. That is another ridiculous mistake.
-It is nice to see Ruth Negga in a film. It's a shame her role is small and weak. There was so much potential there and it was wasted.
-Ditto with Liv Tyler and Donald Sutherland.
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