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In Reply to: RE: For a second I thought you stepped into a good movie posted by Victor Khomenko on December 30, 2016 at 14:53:36
Well, it is, but it isn't, that makes it a conundrum of sorts.Do I think it's worthwhile? ...Yes, with a couple of caveats.
There is a a Deux ex Machina presented in the middle by the arrival of a doomed character that is only in the movie for about 15 minutes. He's there to provide something needed that neither of the leads seem capable of doing on their own. It just comes across as awkward introducing this one character to solve a couple of problems and it works against the pacing.
The other caveat is the final scene of the ship approaching it's destination and waking of the hibernating passengers and crew. I won't give it away, but I think the final shot was an ill conceived choice intended as religious allegory. In the end it just seems hokey, not to mention defying the scientific plausibility. If I'd written the ending, it would've been entirely different, but I won't put it in this post because that would provide another spoiler to the storyline relative to what had gone before. For those who've seen Passengers though, I think my proposed ending would've been more logical and a poignant conclusion without heavy-handed symbolism.
Cheers,
AuPh
Edits: 12/30/16 12/30/16 12/30/16Follow Ups:
...if not for her presence.
I just can't stand that face.
one of Caintuck's finest.
I saw her interview. I could not switch channels, and I could not walk away, so I listened to it.
If you saw her in American Hustle, as a Jersey wife, you might have a better opinion of her. That shotgun speed, quick mouthed, tough broad, nonstop banter of a Jersey gangster moll was played off to perfection. I don't think many could do that so well. That much script delivered in such fashion must have been tough. She got an Oscar nom for that role, and IMO, should have won.
It didn't live up to the potential of transcending a "teenager" movie. It's shallow vignettes exhibiting what encompasses a deep relationship played like a "Tinder" date on a spaceship. That said, I was dreading the looming truth Chris Pratt was hiding and I found the premise original and thought provoking. Jennifer Lawrence, as usual was terrific.
Edits: 03/26/17
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