Gravity

Dear film fans, those of you who missed a story and sophisticated dialogue raise your hands. No, not you Pomo, you always raise your hand. Anyone else? Anyone? Now seriously. Cuarón has created a technological marvel that will make you forget to eat overpriced popcorn and might even make you realise that our life-giving ball called Earth, floating through deadly space, is truly unique and beautiful. Only the 3D seemed unrecognizable and unnecessary, for that we have only the master of three-dimensional experiences Jim Cameron. (10/13/2013)

Oxygen level 1%. A nerve-racking space ride that redefines the boundaries of the genre. Especially with its visual style. Cuarón is a master of choreography, a whole damn lot is happening on the screen at once and, in combination with the sound (especially Price’s music), the visuals make this one of the top space adventure movies we have seen this year or maybe ever. Sandra acts well and quite comfortably carries the movie on her shoulders, but Clooney is the real charmer here. There are a few weaker moments, but for a classically structured survival thriller, this time against mother nature and the emptiness of the space. Literally breathtaking. (10/04/2013)

Gravity is not about its story, which is practically non-existent. We learn minimum information about the only two characters and we’re able to build an emotional connection to only one of them. Gravity is about conveying a feeling. It’s a space survival drama where you dodge flying debris, save oxygen and try to get hold of something. It is a distinctive and unique film in the filmmaking respect, one of a kind. But how long will it resonate within us given that it lacks a more powerful message or a more surprising ending? Thanks to Sandra Bullock, who acts as if her life depended on it, it resonates longer than it would have without her. There is no sense in seeing Gravity anywhere but on the big screen. (09/24/2013)

Alfonso Cuarón perfectly attacks the closest emotional impression, but after the first immediate danger fades, he inevitably slows down and only sporadically dramatizes. And at that moment, it struck me for the first time how perfectly constructed Gravity is as a space attraction. With the requisite plot development, excellent cast, and explosions, impacts, and accidents, and a well-deserved climax. In every escalating catastrophic moment, I felt like I was on the highest roller coaster at the point when it almost comes to a stop before plunging headfirst downward. Which is essentially somewhat simplistic, but it doesn't change the fact that the audiovisual aspect is amazing, and when Alfonso delivers one breathtaking moment after another, it is not unnecessary repetition but rather deserved boasting. Therefore, even though the survival space trip didn't completely blow me away due to its obviousness, thanks to its form and the obvious message about the power of human will, I can only wish it the best. (10/18/2013)

Together with Man of Steel, the most intensive movie experience of the year. Where the new Superman banged with its hectic and endless action, Gravity amazes with the visuals. But not only that, it also makes you root for the fragile protagonist in her struggle against crushing loneliness and the feeling of utter hopelessness. I was expecting a slow, philosophical and depressive movie, but Cuarón surprised me delivering a brisk sci-fi survival that’s very, very far from philosophical boredom. (10/22/2013)