Just got out and did not care for it =*(
Was a very slow walk through the woods without much contrast along the way storywise, visually, or even in soundtrack. In a way, I feel like this suffered a bit like Lucy did or (dare I even compare!) The Happening in taking itself much too seriously near the end, considering the tone and pace of the movie overall.
To me, it felt like bits of 2001 without any real symbolism, Arrival without any real progression or purpose, Into the Wild without any real wonder or curiosity, Solaris without any real visual awe, and Sphere without any real psychological self-awareness were all pulled from as inspiration without ever being put to use.
There were a few moments of scientific interest, a few scenes of visual spectacle (most of which were in the trailer), two scenes that got the heart pumping, and one gloriously creepy bear. Other than that, it was minimal in its effort, dialogue, and design. Usually I'm just fine with that, but in this case the sum of its parts was less than I expected. And that disappointed me considering how few heady sci-fi movies come out. =*(
Was a very slow walk through the woods without much contrast along the way storywise, visually, or even in soundtrack. In a way, I feel like this suffered a bit like Lucy did or (dare I even compare!) The Happening in taking itself much too seriously near the end, considering the tone and pace of the movie overall.
To me, it felt like bits of 2001 without any real symbolism, Arrival without any real progression or purpose, Into the Wild without any real wonder or curiosity, Solaris without any real visual awe, and Sphere without any real psychological self-awareness were all pulled from as inspiration without ever being put to use.
There were a few moments of scientific interest, a few scenes of visual spectacle (most of which were in the trailer), two scenes that got the heart pumping, and one gloriously creepy bear. Other than that, it was minimal in its effort, dialogue, and design. Usually I'm just fine with that, but in this case the sum of its parts was less than I expected. And that disappointed me considering how few heady sci-fi movies come out. =*(