Review of Sunshine (2007) by Timothy D — 30 Dec 2018

Sunshine is a great thinking man's science fiction film and if not for the final half hour it would be right up there among the finest. Sunshine has a more ethereal look than the average science fiction movie but, considering the subject matter, it works.

With the sun in such close proximity, we're treated to a number of shots when bright white bleaches the screen. Other times, there's darkness. The film is in color, but there's a lot of literal black and white.

The special effects, while not on the spectacular scale of something like Transformers, are impressive. This is Boyle's third partnership with Garland, and their second consecutive genre effort (following the horror movie 28 Days Later).

Hard-core science fiction fans will likely greet Sunshine with a smile. Others may find this to be an odd motion picture, but there's enough going on that even those who are expecting something flashier should still be engaged.

(Hard sci-fi looses steam in the end).