Sooner or later, the plot has to voyage into the unknown. And while leaps of faith are technically easier in space because of that whole gravity thing, they're rarely a thing of grace in the movie theater.
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07/26/07
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 term "visionary" gets batted around a lot when it comes to the sci-fi genre, but in its final, blazing moments, Boyle's dazzling, triphoppy space opera comes closer than most.
07/25/07
Fascinating thought-provoking religious-psychological sci-fi thriller.
07/25/07
The picture brings a new visual dimension to the sci-fi genre.
07/24/07
an odyssey of stupidity with one bad decision piling on another.
07/23/07
A sometimes dazzling, but ultimately disappointing futuristic mind-game.
07/23/07
It's compelling stuff, an apocalyptic tale about people who understand the fragility of human existence.
07/23/07
The film is nonsense, and what counts is whether viewers will feel able to lay aside their logical complaints and bask in what remains: a trip in search of a tan.
07/23/07
...a mesmerizing and thoroughly captivating piece of work.
07/23/07
Boyle gives us sci-fi razzle-dazzle and some undeniably powerful images, but as effective as it is for an hour or so, Sunshine ultimately settles for puzzling more than mysterious.
07/23/07
A moody, classy, skin-deep sci-fi piece—"Sunshine" gets enough right to please genre buffs.
07/21/07
A fictional Apollo 13
07/20/07
While the final result isn't entirely cloud-free, there's still enough silver lining to make this trip to the sun worthwhile.
07/20/07
Intense and enthralling...director Danny Boyle has crafted a different breed of summer thriller that delivers on all levels.
07/20/07
A gorgeously crafted intergalactic saga sorely lacking in originality or profundity.
07/20/07
As a pure cinematic experience, it's exhilaratingly, brutally beautiful.
07/20/07
The pressure to save mankind is enormous, and our attention grows as the tension mounts. Light is used in haunting and powerful ways throughout. But as the film ultimately deviates from its course, the entire undertaking suffers.
07/20/07
But what this spectacular-looking sci-fi thriller lacks in originality it makes up for in pure beauty: It just might be the most visually audacious and startlingly beautiful space opera since the original Solaris.
07/20/07
Sunshine -- despite a title so at odds with the film's tone -- is engrossing, believable and intelligent sci-fi filmmaking at its best.
07/20/07
This is a meticulously constructed story that presents its characters with a series of exponentially more complex moral and practical dilemmas as gripping as the perilous situations that threaten the mission.
07/20/07
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