When I first heard of Sunshine, I was cautiously optimistic. The good reviews both here and from the press further raised my hopes of a return to intelligent science fiction from the (sometimes fun but formulaic) action films masquerading as science fiction.
Unfortunately, it was not.
The science was poor, the characters were largely unemphatic and the blurry distortion scenes towards the end were laughably bad. You could think of it as a mix of Space 2001 with Event horizon, but taking the worst properties of each. The over gratuitous and long winded cinematic shots of 2001 and the boring characterization and the sci-fi cum horror of Event horizon.
It is a pity, because the first ten minutes look hopeful, and the acting and effects are good. However, at the end of the day the science, plot and character psychology are not really explored at more than a superficial level. The movie doesn't have anything else to fill up this gaping void.
Maybe there is an editors cut out there that adds 30 minutes of footage to make this a decent movie, but as it stands 5/10.
Unfortunately, it was not.
The science was poor, the characters were largely unemphatic and the blurry distortion scenes towards the end were laughably bad. You could think of it as a mix of Space 2001 with Event horizon, but taking the worst properties of each. The over gratuitous and long winded cinematic shots of 2001 and the boring characterization and the sci-fi cum horror of Event horizon.
It is a pity, because the first ten minutes look hopeful, and the acting and effects are good. However, at the end of the day the science, plot and character psychology are not really explored at more than a superficial level. The movie doesn't have anything else to fill up this gaping void.
Maybe there is an editors cut out there that adds 30 minutes of footage to make this a decent movie, but as it stands 5/10.