Pros: Despite the simple and quite frankly only moderately realistic story, the film feels real, with a painstakingly realistic performance from Sandra Bullock who makes you feel like she could be the next woman in space. The set is fantastic, set thousands of miles above Earth and the camera work is out of this world (pun intended!) so the film is a visual masterpiece and while the ending is simple it is also incredibly epic.
Cons: The dream scene is a bit bizarre and yes, while it is probably realistic that the Russians would launch a missile which would set a ricochet and cause the deaths of so many innocent lives in space, I found it odd that everything went from being alright to nuclear in a matter of seconds.
Recommend: Yes
Grade: A-
Side Notes:
-It is unclear of the time frame of this film but Ryan Stone (Bullock) never drinks, eats or goes to the bathroom during the course of this film.
-The amount of hurdles she has to overcome is insane, a fire and lack of fuel are just a few of them.
-George Clooney does die about halfway through the film and yet we know so little about his character.
-Ryan's daughter dies after tripping while playing tag and hitting the hard ground beneath her, I find that, while possible, an unrealistic albeit tragic way to kill a small child.
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