505. Stowaway. So, this one popped up on Netflix, and I was like 'oooo space movie, me watch now.' Going in blind seemed to work out last time, well, the name alone kind of tells you the most important thing, and once it gets going you can see it is trying to be a more realistic space travel movie, so instantly you can see the issue with an extra person on board. As the opening logos popped up, I did peek at ratings for it, and they were not good, stayed away from the actual crappy reviews, like this one, so I braced for impact. And all I can say is, it kept me entertained for 2 hours. Story is simple, three astronauts on a two-year mission to Mars. After launch, they discover an injured man, almost like hidden away in the ceiling, hmmm. As they are rescuing him, there is some damage, loss of oxygen, oh no! Once things get settled they question the stowaway, Michael, (played by Shamier Anderson) how he got there, no clue, bump on the head and all that. The ship commander, Marina (played by Toni Collette, speaking in her natural Aussie accent for a change) calls headquarters, called Hyperion, (which is also the title of the sci fi book I'm reading, hmmm) and they inform her, well, sorry to say you don't have enough fuel to turn around, so you'll die in space. Also, the mission was for 3 people, not 4, that means there's not enough oxygen and other space survival stuff, so you'll die in space. What to do, what to do?? There are some smart people on board that can maybe figure it out, the ship's biologist (played by Jin-Soo Kwon, who was Lost on an island for years, now marooned in space, guy can't catch a break!) or the medical researcher (played by Anna Kendrick, who resembles Adam Scott to me in this, think it was the lighting and those sharp facial features, I dunno...). So, the clock is ticking. It definitely has a Gravity, or The Martian feel to it, that being said, if you do not like that genre of movie, you won't like this one either. It looked good, the acting was decent and believable, and it kept my attention, so, there is that!
Fact check: the biologist was played by Daniel Dae Kim the actor, not the fictional character of Jin-Soo Kwon.
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Fact check: the biologist was played by Daniel Dae Kim the actor, not the fictional character of Jin-Soo Kwon.
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