Fifty years from now the sun will die, and so will life on earth, unless a team of astronauts with a device capable of kick-starting the sun complete their mission. But this isn’t the first time it has been tried, it is the second. And when a string of accidents and errors take place, and the vanished ship from the first mission appears, it seems this mission may be doomed as well.
Cliff Curtis (Searle), Cillian Murphy (Capa), Michelle Yeoh (Corazon), Hiroyuki Sanada (Kaneda), Rose Byrne (Cassie), Benedict Wong (Trey), Chris Evans (Mace), Troy Garity (Harvey), Mark Strong (Pinbacker).
Sunshine starts off with some decent character and plot development while appearing to be a neat little thriller. With a decent plot that keeps throwing new, solid information at you, the movie moves along nicely. About mid-point we begin to realize our thriller is turning into a horror film. That’s when things really start to get interesting. Toss in a bit of mystery, some religious fanaticism, and ridiculously insurmountable odds and the movie holds your interest pretty well. As mild a film as this appears in many parts, it actually has quite a bit more depth than is seen on the surface.
Acting was pretty good all around though I’m not a big fan of Murphy and this film didn’t change that. No outstanding performances but nothing really bad either.
Special effects were very good in this one and supported the plot very nicely. Some good gore shots in addition to nicely done spaceship and space shots. Sets were also very well done with good detail. Dialogue was okay if a bit tough in spots. Sound was very good, again adding to the plot and to the visuals. Camera work through most of the film was well done however, flash shots toward the end along with blurry shots, shaking, and fast cutaways got annoying and made the movie difficult to watch.
Overall this is a well done scifi, thriller, horror flick obviously with a decent budget and well developed plot. Most sci-fi horror fans should enjoy this one.
Some foul language, violence, and gore shots but teens and above should be fine with this film.
Released: 2007
Reviewed: 8.17.18
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror, Adventure, Sci-Fi Thriller
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
Cliff Curtis (Searle), Cillian Murphy (Capa), Michelle Yeoh (Corazon), Hiroyuki Sanada (Kaneda), Rose Byrne (Cassie), Benedict Wong (Trey), Chris Evans (Mace), Troy Garity (Harvey), Mark Strong (Pinbacker).
Sunshine starts off with some decent character and plot development while appearing to be a neat little thriller. With a decent plot that keeps throwing new, solid information at you, the movie moves along nicely. About mid-point we begin to realize our thriller is turning into a horror film. That’s when things really start to get interesting. Toss in a bit of mystery, some religious fanaticism, and ridiculously insurmountable odds and the movie holds your interest pretty well. As mild a film as this appears in many parts, it actually has quite a bit more depth than is seen on the surface.
Acting was pretty good all around though I’m not a big fan of Murphy and this film didn’t change that. No outstanding performances but nothing really bad either.
Special effects were very good in this one and supported the plot very nicely. Some good gore shots in addition to nicely done spaceship and space shots. Sets were also very well done with good detail. Dialogue was okay if a bit tough in spots. Sound was very good, again adding to the plot and to the visuals. Camera work through most of the film was well done however, flash shots toward the end along with blurry shots, shaking, and fast cutaways got annoying and made the movie difficult to watch.
Overall this is a well done scifi, thriller, horror flick obviously with a decent budget and well developed plot. Most sci-fi horror fans should enjoy this one.
Some foul language, violence, and gore shots but teens and above should be fine with this film.
Released: 2007
Reviewed: 8.17.18
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror, Adventure, Sci-Fi Thriller
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
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