Movie Review: Gravity

I watched Gravity in 3D, and it seems to be the type of movie that greatly benefits from being viewed in 3D. The visuals in this movie were really something, and the director made sure to include many shots of Earth from outer space. Besides having really neat cinematography, the story was also intelligent and well-crafted. Set in outer space at a space station, Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski played by Sandra Bullock and George Clooney respectively are out on a spacewalk when a Russian missile destroys one of their satellites. Those damn Russians. The shrapnel from the destroyed satellite is sent into space ripping through everything in its path include Stone and Kowalski’s space station. They are the only survivors, but they are now floating through space and quickly running out of oxygen. They have to find their way back to Earth and avoid imminent death.
Although there were a few slow spots in the movie, there was also a great deal of tension. There were so many ways for the astronauts could have died. Almost in every scene there was something that could have killed them. The movie did a good job of showing the isolation and despair that they would feel under those circumstances. Not my two favorite actors, Bullock and Clooney did a credible job in this movie. This was an enjoyable movie with tense moments and cool visuals that you will want to check out.