Review of Stowaway (2021) by Nobodyyouknow — 25 Apr 2021

Weak story with strong acting. The fundamental question of the movie is not really a difficult question to answer (I won't spoil it by saying what the question is), and that's part of the movie's problem. It's not much of a dilemma. Yes, the crew feels terrible because they're presumably not monsters, but I'm not sure what the writers thought was worth exploring here.

Anna Kendrick as the ship's doctor is unsurprisingly the moral center, and the movie exists solely because of her character's choices. As the story progresses, there are some contrivances which don't help the already slight story feel more real, but the director and actors still manage to squeeze some believable drama out of the proceedings.

The acting is quite good -- I was surprised by the casting of Kendrick, but she did great -- and it's what makes the movie worth watching. I found Collette and Anderson especially believable.

Note that this is *not* a feel-good movie, so go into this with the right state of mind to handle... depressing events.