I think Tye Sheridan was good in this movie. Colin Farrell was fine as well. Lily-Rose Depp was intriguing, but seemed to be trying for some gravitas by underacting. She was not entirely convincing in this, and her model-esque looks made it a bit strange. Quintessa Swindell (Cyclone in Black Adam) had some impressively sultry expressions once her character became hot-to-trot. Like many of the other kids, once she was weaned off the impulse-control drugs, it was HELLO HORMONES!!
There are a lot of "space-arc" films, and most suffer from the rather stupid idea that building and then traveling inside (for a century or more) a giant spacecraft is easier than saving (part of) the Earth, or simply building a large, super-fancy underground bunker (which would be less isolating than being in space).
This particular arc-ship sported artificial gravity, which clearly isn't centrifugal, as the gravity suddenly disappears when one goes out through an airlock (spacewalkers aren't flung into the distance). Yet the gravity remains in a room when the power is cut. Huh? Also, if we have such super-advanced tech in the future, why no anti-gravity (UFO) tech? The physics here make no sense.
While I appreciated the Lord-of-the-Flies storyline, it seems implausible that intelligent, highly-trained science-oriented kids are going to fall for evidence-free tales of a mysterious malevolent force and instantly become a paranoid mob.
The ending is a bit pat (and rushed). Also, the audio was annoying; the sound effects and associated bursts of music were too loud relative to the dialog -- unusual for a film with a decent budget. Apparently, some exec wanted more (cheap) drama.
I give this seven stars, with a one-star penalty for various plausibility flaws, and half-star penalties for the audio and the unsatisfying ending. That's five (5) stars total.
There are a lot of "space-arc" films, and most suffer from the rather stupid idea that building and then traveling inside (for a century or more) a giant spacecraft is easier than saving (part of) the Earth, or simply building a large, super-fancy underground bunker (which would be less isolating than being in space).
This particular arc-ship sported artificial gravity, which clearly isn't centrifugal, as the gravity suddenly disappears when one goes out through an airlock (spacewalkers aren't flung into the distance). Yet the gravity remains in a room when the power is cut. Huh? Also, if we have such super-advanced tech in the future, why no anti-gravity (UFO) tech? The physics here make no sense.
While I appreciated the Lord-of-the-Flies storyline, it seems implausible that intelligent, highly-trained science-oriented kids are going to fall for evidence-free tales of a mysterious malevolent force and instantly become a paranoid mob.
The ending is a bit pat (and rushed). Also, the audio was annoying; the sound effects and associated bursts of music were too loud relative to the dialog -- unusual for a film with a decent budget. Apparently, some exec wanted more (cheap) drama.
I give this seven stars, with a one-star penalty for various plausibility flaws, and half-star penalties for the audio and the unsatisfying ending. That's five (5) stars total.