Review of Gravity (2013) by Pat K — 11 Apr 2015

Many movies spend their time focusing on visuals and sound. No movie suits this case better than Alfonso Cuarón's "Gravity," which had a strong start with amazing detail and auditory background.

If there is one thing great I have to say about Gravity, it is the visuals. The makers of the film knew how to execute the visuals absolutely gorgeously. The same goes with the sound: crisp and perfect.

Unfortunately the same cannot be said about the story's pace, characters, acting, and overall grabbing of one's attention. The story was unbearably slow paced and lacked coherence. It took the character's almost forever to actually do something.

The characters had no back story to defend their developmental attributes. Plus the acting was way too melodramatic especially on Sandra Bullock's part. Half the dialogue was via intercom, which could be perceived as kind of cool, but at the same time in this film it was very repetitive and got very old.

The mood was steady the entire movie, which may sound like a good thing, but in reality it provided no sense of excitement to me. If you are interested in seeing Gravity, you may be surprised at despite the visuals and sound, how boring the film really is.

Fans of George Clooney and Sandra Bullock will be disappointed if they are expecting a spectacular watch out of Gravity. These actors are capable of carrying through a much more complex, interesting and exciting plot than Gravity has to offer.

While the space-like setting was strikingly represented, the main aspect Gravity lacked was depth, with too many missed opportunities here and there. Why not make the movie just a tad more exciting with some type of plot twist? If that had occurred in the film, I could have easily upped the 3 star rating.