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PorterUk says...
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5 years ago
I feel like I don't want to be too harsh on this film but I have to be sadly....
Boring. Slow. Uninvested. Unoriginal.

A very slow and predictable plot. Uninspiring turn from Tommy Lee Jones, who phones in his performance with all the class of a 1980s Motorola cell phone! I couldn't have cared less about whether this father/son relationship had any development. Why? Because Brad Pitt's character is also boring. He's a machine - we get that spelled out to us several times.

Now... Brad Pitt acts well. The visuals are good - but in a world of Interstellar and Gravity, they're underwhelming.

I liked the view of Moon travel. That's the only positive.

For a 2 hour film though, it felt like 3. That's a bad sign for any film. I'll be avoiding this one when I see it advertised on TV.

I'm settling on 5/10 because of Brad Pitt's performance and some of the visuals (particularly the Moon). But I could have gone as low as 3/10 or 4/10 based on my mood leaving the cinema!
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Reply by morphinapg
5 years ago
@porteruk Honestly, I don't even think Brad Pitt's performance was that great. Like, the cinematography and music were trying to make you think there was a good performance going on there, but maybe it was just the dialogue, but a lot of his lines weren't very convincing to me. Honestly, I thought that was true for a lot of the characters, so it was either the writing or the director.
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Reply by mistamojo_ca
4 years ago
@porteruk oh... I don't know about that. Some great nods to several space movies including 2001 a Space Odyssey and even Tommy Lee Jones' end in Space Cowboys. Works good as just an action picture. The real magic I though was just how deeply the metaphors are stacked. I mean... the pulse and its cause, the active war zones on the moon, the baboon primal rage, not reporting the acting captain, leaving his spacecraft behind... all essential to the deeper meaning of the film.<br /> <br /> I thought it was a very good examination of human, particularly male patterns of behaviour. Pitt's character is far from a machine. He represents every male I've known from a particular era compartmentalizing his emotions and faking his way through the psych evaluations of life. Note his treatment of every individual he encounters. Holds their gaze, smiles appropriately, emanates warmth... all the while feeling nothing.
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Reply by GetOffMyBeard
4 years ago
@porteruk couldn't have said it better myself.
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Reply by onestabby
3 years ago
@porteruk This review is spot. on.
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nmahoney416 says...
5 years ago
I like most space movies and this one is no different. It is shot incredible well with some fantastic shots in space. The score and sound editing were great. Brad Pitt gives a terrific quiet performance. I can see why some would think this would be slow and boring but this held my attention the whole way and I wanted more.
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fawlty70 says...
5 years ago
Fantastic movie, in all sense sof the word. A contemplative space drama about a father and son of few words, and the metaphorical and physical distance between them. Great space action and a resonant message. One of the best movies of the year in my opinion.
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atroxa says...
5 years ago
Criminally underrated.

In the age of Transformers-, Pacific Rim-, Godzilla- and Marvel-movies that is churned out every other month this is a great alternative Sci-Fi film. I loved the pacing and tone, but I understand that a lot of people that are used to the same formula and action every 30 seconds - it could be viewed as boring. It isn't. Brad Pitts performance is perfect and the driving force of this space adventure.

Visually stunning and with beautiful music, this hits almost every note with perfect pitch. A must-see for Sci-Fi fans and a must-buy for me when it's time for a blu-ray release.
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eliottrobson says...
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5 years ago
A slow and painful movie that starts off impressive, but the novelty soon wears off. The cast is good and the special effects are very immersive, however the whole movie is just a series of random scenes with a very loose connection. With Interstellar we got an epic space adventure, the martian gave us a bit of humour and hope for survival. I honestly don't even know what the subtext for this story is about. What I can tell you is this: Brad Pitt is an astronaut. He goes to space to discover something [spoiler]ridiculously obvious[/spoiler]. Some bad things happen for absolutely no reason with no explanation and no follow up. The film ends. Wouldn't recommend even if it lands on a streaming site.
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A7madev says...
5 years ago
The storyline wasn't that good, it was too long. The movie is just a handsome guy with amazing visual effects (CGI). Don't compare it to The Martian and Interstellar.
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gustavo.saraiva.507 says...
4 years ago
I don't get the low rates on this movie. If you want a spacial bang bang go watch Star Wars, and leave theses kinds of movies to more mature audiences
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angel1online says...
4 years ago
Can’t believe I spent 2hrs watching this. I kept waiting for something exciting to happen, I believed it was building up to something.

I lied, I didn’t spend 2hrs watching it, as I kept falling asleep through it, that’s how bad it was. Stayed awake especially for the last hour, forced myself for nothing.

My son went to the cinema to watch this and he did warn me. But, I saw the line up of cast and and thought it couldn’t really be that bad.

I can see the flip side too, well done production wise, a tale of father and son and commitment to his profession. Beautiful views of space, realism of who lonely it would be and many other things. But, unfortunately non of those positives made it enjoyable enough for me. I was simply bored and it had a huge anticlimax.

I was expecting something that may outshine Interstellar, but....no, there was nothing remotely to even put them in a similar category.

Hey, at least I got a little extra sleep, so it wasn’t a total loss lol.
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Reply by King Clash
4 years ago
@angel1online oh... And I was planning on watching it tonight! Better choose something else then.... Thanks for the heads up!
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Reply by angel1online
4 years ago
@king-clash What did you watch instead? Was it good? <br /> <br /> Happy New Year :)
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canardu says...
4 years ago
Watch Brad Pitt for two hours while he travels through the solar system to teach us we should not work too much while Liv Tyler is alone at home in your bed.
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