Gravity Movie Review

 
Gravity 2013 Scifi Directed by: 3X Oscar nom Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men). Written bu: Alfonso & Jonás Cuarón (A Little Princess), & 2X Oscar winner George Clooney (The Ides of March). Starring: Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side), 2X Oscar Winner George Clooney (Syriana), and 4X Oscar nom Ed Harris (The Truman Show & Apollo 13). Plot: Dr. Ryan Stone (Bullock) is a medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney) in command. But on a seemingly routine mission, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone. Review: 
One stellar performance & Oscar caliber visuals combine to make a stunning and moving scifi gem sure to have the Oscars knocking at their door. I went into this film simply buzzing from all the stellar early reviews hoping to not be disappointed. I wasn't. Bulloch plays a medical engineer who invented new technology NASA has now adapted for space and trained to be an astronaut in order to implement it. Now she's in orbit on her first mission, but when satellite debris starts hurdling towards the shuttle, she & her commander (Clooney) must figure out how to survive. The film's pacing is perfect with an intensity & emotional drive throughout and enough character development to keep the viewer caring about what happens to these characters. This is one of Bulloch's finest roles to date & her best performance in years (though she was pretty amazing in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close). She's certainly managed to survive the Oscar curse, and if the Academy has any sense at all, she, director Alfonso Cuaron, and this film will all be nominated. The science is mostly good here with some things here & there heightened for Hollywood dramatic effect, but not enough wrong here to take away from the enjoyment of the film. This coming from someone who has a deep fascination with space, took 1 Astronomy class in college, & my dad is a scientist I've learned a great deal from. I'm definitely not an expert my any sense of the imagination, but I know more than the average person. This movie is a rare kind that only comes along once in a full moon: an Oscar caliber film that manages to also appeal to the masses. An even rarer kind? A 3D film worthy of the 3D effects. This film is heightened by the 3D effects, not hindered by it or schticky. With Oscar caliber performances, effects & directing, Gravity is entertaining, intense, and emotional with an almost perfect ending. Gravity is one of the best movies of the year. Rating: Epic. Watch with: Apollo 13.