Oh, those magnificent men and their flying machines...
David Boyle's venture into the SCI-FI arena with "SUNSHINE" is kind-of a new twist on that.
If you pay attention to the reviews, you won't be fooled by this wide-screen event.
For example, one critic notes that it is a "staggering spectacle"; another raves that Boyle and screenwriter, Alex Garland, have admittedly, "...goosed up their science fiction with action, increasingly turning up the chills and thrills."
And, Kenneth Turan, a reviewer at the Los Angeles Times, reports it's "...a nail-bitingly tense science-fiction thriller."
But, not one critic is hailing it is a masterpiece or even potential best-film entry for the upcoming Oscar-race.
Why is that?
In essence, SUNSHINE is an action-thriller set in hyper-space; there's nothing innovative or ground-breaking about this futuristic yarn.
In sum, the tale is about a motley crew from planet Earth who are propelled into space for a journey to the Sun to resolve matters pressing to the human race.
Once you wade through the dazzlin' special effects ("every frame wows", notes Film Reviewer Jan Stuart at Newsday) gagetry, and CGI - the bare bones ot it - there's not much left.
The script - what there is of it - is weak.
In sum, a U.S. space crew second-guesses a computer genius charting their course - then, of course - the monkey wrench they throw into the midst to circumvent the dilemma they've created skyrockets the mission awry.
At this juncture, almost on cue, squabbles among the astronauts send all the onboard relationships spinning out-of-control.
Tense moments!
Yes, in spite of the fact man has imagined and realized space travel to the ends of the Universe, sentient beings can not seem to quell - or control - their insatiable appetite for strife within the ranks.
In a nutshell, it's a poor imitation of A SPACE ODYSSEY: 2001.
In this instant case, man should leave well enough alone.
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