Passengers (Part 1 of 2)

Passengers (Part 1 of 2)

This is a flawed movie with some interesting concepts of space travel and some good character moments. The trailer claims a more sinister type of movie, but it isn't that at all. I liked the first 30 minutes and the last 40 minutes a great deal. It is too bad the love story suffers a bit in the middle. There are some things that are not that bad to watch. Yet, the movie is missing something to make it stand out. The acting from the entire cast (a small one) is overall very good.

I know that the movie received some major backlash from critics, but it isn't that bad.

Due to a major malfunction aboard a sleeper ship, one person is awakened from his pod. He discovers that he is the only one awake aboard the ship. He only has some robots and androids to keep him company. Later another, another person wakes up and the two spend time together. Yet, something is wrong with the sleeper ship.

The directing by  Morten Tyldum isn't bad. In some places, it is downright beautiful. I love the space walk scenes and the moments where the characters witness a sun up close. Jon Spaihts ' script is a bit too weak in some places that it hurts the overall movie. Is this a sci-fi thriller or a love story? Neither one of them is that strong on their own and weaker together.

Knowing that there were extensive re-shoots, this probably is the reason for the weak and somewhat uneven script.

I love that Star Lord, er Chris Pratt Spends the first 30 minutes alone aboard a giant ship, and he is going a bit crazy. The scenes do properly convey the loneliness this guy is having . He will spend 90 years completely alone on a ship, and that is a problem for him. I like seeing these emotions overs the course of a year. So, he does something drastic...

Spoiler Alert: He actively opens a pod of a female passenger and lies to her. Jennifer Lawrence is this passenger. Lawrence is very good in the part. She does a good job showing a idealistic writer that is bored with Earth and wants to embark on a new adventure. I like this aspect of her character and find myself identifying with her.

Pratt and Lawrence are great together, but I just wasn't feeling the love story.

I guess it is a good thing BOTH of them are really attractive people. It would be a whole different story if one of them were unattractive. There is even a joke about it in the movie too!