Review of Europa Report (2013) by Ed C — 12 Nov 2013

One line summary: Bright hopes turn into an heroic one way trip.

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Europa One is a mission to Europa, a satellite of the planet Jupiter.

The probe is sent to find life on Europa. It encounters an EMP, which takes out its communications to Earth. James dies trying to fix it with Andrei.

They go ahead and land on Europa, despite having lost contact with Earth. Katya dies after finding proof of live; the ice breaks and she falls through it.

They try to liftoff to get back to the main vehicle for the trip back. This fails since their engines have been compromised. William dies executing a maneuver that saves the remaining three from an even harsher impact. Rosa, Andrei, and Daniel survive, but are worse for the wear. They assess, then set about fixing the ship. Daniel and Andrei prepare go outside to do repairs; Rosa stayed inside to prepare the engines for takeoff. Daniel vanishes into the ice.

Will they make it in time?

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Cinematography: 8/10 Pretty good, but not top of the line.

Sound: 10/10 No problems.

Acting: 8/10 Reasonably good.

Screenplay: 8/10 Good story, fairly well told.

Special Effects: 7/10 Better than many, but low-budget.