Review of Stowaway (2021) by Waetherman — 28 Apr 2021

I'm a fan of Anna Kendrick and I'm a fan of space movies, but just not the two combined. This really isn't the right role for Anna Kendrick, and she struggles to bring gravitas to the part. The director can't quite seem to decide whether she's a bubbly, funny, awkward woman (as she usually plays) or she's a strong-willed scientist who must be taken seriously.

Can women be both? Sure, but AK doesn't pull it off. The director goes through great lengths to show how smart she is (she went to Yale! YALE!) but undermines that with scenes that make her more of a caretaker and subservient crewmember.

Daniel Dae Kim's character isn't very well developed, and both Toni Collette and Shameir Anderson do a better job filling out their roles. The plot which hinges on a moral dilemma, ends up devolving into a fairly predicable space movie that is ultimately unoriginal and unsatisfying.

Overall it's not horrible, just disappointing.