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Truly epic in scale! Whilst 'Gravity' falls short against films like '2001: A Space Odyssey', it is a tense and visually stunning thriller from Alfonso Cuarón. Cuarón is one of my all-time favourite directors, and this CGI-heavy project just boasts skill and ingenuity from the director, DOP and VFX artist. The critics stated that you would be gripping to the edge of your seats, this is true in every aspect, the film is full of intense and thriller situations with amazing performances from Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Just shy from winning Best Picture over '12 Years a Slave', 'Gravity' left the Oscars with 7 Academy Awards to its name, and it deserved each and every one of them. A masterpiece that allows the viewer to become immersed within the scene to often thrilling effect.

Why is it called Gravity when there's zero gravity for most of the film? Wow, this was a lot of floating and spinning and deja vu. Could it have been any more dragged out? At times it felt the film wasn't moving forward at all and I wanted to give it a push. How much of the same thing can one stomach in one film??? They could easily have shot this film in a small, square blue screen room, since they hardly did anything and everything was CGI anyway. Why is a medical doctor fixing things on a space ship anyway? And why is the astronaut telling the doctor what happens when you run out of oxygen, and how you should act? The final moment as the craft entered Earth's atmosphere was quite spectacular, though...oh well, about 3 minutes or so...Yawn.

Gravity isn't just a movie, it's an experience. It's an experience of sight, it's an experience of sound and it's an emotional experience, as well. This film makes you feel like you are drifting among the stars, instead of just showing you a story set in space. The visual effects are unique, awe-inspiring and terrifying, and while the plot is simple, there is beauty in its simplicity. I've never seen a movie quite like Gravity.