Sunshine

Danny Boyle is a director that can do it all. He's done comedy (Trainspotting), horror (28 Days Later), even family (Millions). Now it's his turn for Sci-fi. Sunshine is hodgepodge of homage, with hints of Alien, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and other classics of the genre. The mission Sunshine's space crew is out to complete is almost unimportant. Restart the sun with nukes, blah, blah, blah. That is not what the movie is about. It is about the crew itself, dealing with isolation and having the worlds fate placed upon their shoulders. It's about who can hold themselves together longest, while facing the most challenging of obstacles. When does the greater good give way to human nature? That is what Sunshine asks, and does so mostly with grace. The last act is hurried and, at times, confusing. It works, in the end, but not as smoothly as one would like. Cillian Murphy, and even Chris Evans, carry the film. As humanities last hope, Murphy and Evans are there for the audience to root for. Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland have worked together before, and the combination seems to work well. I'm sure there will be more from the pair in the future.

Genre - Sci-Fi (3.5)

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