Seven years on from Children of Men, Alfonso
Cuaran delivers this ground-breaking, stomach turning spectacle. We’re in
Earth’s orbit. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney get shipwrecked while working
on the Hubble telescope after some rogue debris flies by and wrecks the place.
They have to go space station hopping if they’re ever to make it home. So
what's it all for? Cuaron is trying to tell us it’s a lonely business being a
human being and while you might not have to go to space to get that across it
certainly doesn't hurt. Solid enough you might think but alas, the
script feels clunky in the hands of its A-list stars. We spin around in
zero-gravity and look down on our stunning planet. It’s silent. Still.
Beautiful. You almost believe you’re up there but then look, it’s Sandra
Bullock. And there’s George Clooney playing- god bless him- George Clooney. Not
to worry, this is a thrill-ride after all- and what a thrill ride. Bold and
mesmerizing, it might be one of the most sophisticated ever made.
