Movie Review: Sunshine

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/

Okay, if you haven’t seen it and you like Sci-Fi at all, its 100% worth a rental. The film is essentially a combination of Event Horizon, Armageddon and Apolo 13, with an emphasis more on the dark and edgy side like Event Horizon moreso then the other more mainstream films. Cillian Murphy is a superb actor, he has the best natural creepy look ever, next to Buscemi (before he went mainstream). The writing is very good and the director (same guy that did 28 days later, the Beach and Trainspotting) does a great job of building tension and having cool, camera cuts. They merge a little bit of artsy/abstract into the “science” of the film. The sounds are great, but if u have a big cinema system at home, I recommend turning your bass down a bit. The sound effects for the ship Icarus II have a VERY low register and grumble, which is great, but it FAR outways the dialog and other sounds.

On an across-the-board scale, I give this a 3.5/5. On a Sci-Fi specific scale, I give this a 4/5.

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This movie has GREAT promise and would easily be a 5/5 if the last 10 minutes were better. The “monster” is never really shown and its not explained why. With an alternate ending, this film could be an instant classic.

-rexus maximus