GRAVITY REVIEW

GRAVITY REVIEW

‘Gravity’ is the new film from Director Alfonso Cuaron, who also co-wrote the script with Jonas Cuaron.  ‘Gravity’ tells the story of astronauts, Ryan Stone (played by Sandra Bullock) and Matt Kowalski (played by George Clooney).  Kowalski is a veteran astronaut, on what may be his last mission and Stone is a rookie who seems to be on one of her first.  They are up in space fixing a satellite when debris begins flying in every direction, destroying their ride home.  Now these characters must survive in space with nothing but each other.  Both of the characters balance one another very well and Bullock and Clooney have great chemistry.  Although the acting is great, the beauty and heart of this film really lies in the hands of Cuaron.  This film is a visual masterpiece and is directed remarkably well.  There is not one scene that looks fake.  That says A LOT about this director because the ENTIRE film is in space.  During the course of watching this movie, my jaw literally dropped, twice, due to how stunningly beautiful the film is; it’s gorgeous.  This film also has a marvelous script that has a lot more to say than meets the eye.  ‘Gravity’ is a thriller in every sense of the word and possibly one of the best in the past 15 years.  If you have the time, I HIGHLY recommended seeing the film in both IMAX and 3D.  I give ‘Gravity’:

5/5 Stars         

   -  George McCann