a visually striking film that uses the expected elements of the science fiction genre to create memorable, sometimes mesmerizing images
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05/29/08
Sunshine (2007)
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Reviews Counted:151
Fresh:112
Rotten:39
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: Danny Boyle continues his descent into mind-twisting sci-fi madness, taking us along for the ride. Sunshine fulfills the dual requisite necessary to become classic sci-fi: dazzling visuals with intelligent action.
Theatrical Release:06-04-2007
Synopsis: Danny Boyle has excelled in nearly every genre he's touched from the family film (MILLIONS) to the zombie movie (28 DAYS LATER) to the drug-fuelled drama (TRAINSPOTTING). With SUNSHINE, he brings... [More]
Reviews for Sunshine
The closer he gets to the sun, the more Boyle loses his nerve, reducing a tense, unpredictable thriller to a needlessly bloody, pseudo-spiritual mess.
04/10/08
Sunshine belongs to that select group of science-fiction films that care more about the science than the fiction.
02/28/08
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01/18/08
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01/15/08
A decent science-fiction movie which despite its solid overall production would surely have been a lot better had the momentum and ethereal quality of its first two acts been smoothly transitioned into the finale.
10/05/07
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09/22/07
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09/22/07
Boyle and his cast set the controls to the heart of the sun and drive the interstellar pilgrimage beyond the dubious science and rickety story line with magnificent imagery and a gravity that pulls you in.
09/22/07
It may, at the very end, be a failure, but it’s a glorious failure.
09/22/07
Visually rich and yet cold and claustrophobic.
09/22/07
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09/22/07
The picture would be nothing, an incomplete Venn diagram, without Murphy.
09/22/07
Une oeuvre magnifique, mais excessivement tourmentée
09/21/07
An underrated and utterly excellent installment from Boyle who continues topping himself...
09/16/07
One of the most inventive and fascinating science-fiction films in decades.
09/12/07
The blend of humanity -- frailty, ego, idealism, guilt and the capacity for self-sacrifice -- is presented in great complexity.
09/05/07
Imagining the universe through one man's eyes, the movie uses Murphy's brilliant blue eyes and seductive androgyny to set a starting point, both luminous and uncanny. From here, Sunshine suggests vision is ever mutable.
08/16/07
You just want to shake the filmmakers by the shoulders and yell, "You have a damaged spaceship loaded with nuclear weapons speeding straight into the heart of the sun. Really, that's not enough drama for you?"
08/10/07
Despite referencing endless other better sci-fi films, Sunshine is its own glowing creation. Danny Boyle's visual talent and a terrific cast elevate the mundane aspects of the script.
08/09/07
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