Alfonso Cuaron, already one of the film industry's best directors, hits near-perfection with Gravity ... the story of Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), an accomplished medical engineer who - on her first mission in space, to help repair a shuttle with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) - is literally catapulted into peril when an accident destroys the shuttle, leaving her and Kowalsky tethered only to each other and free-falling in space. For ninety minutes the film never lets up on the suspense, Bullock doing an amazing job of getting the viewer to care deeply about Stone, even when much of her dialogue is a virtual monologue to herself. The film looks fantastic; you won't feel like you're watching a movie so much as free-falling with Dr. Stone ... her plight unknown until the last breath-catching seen. Brilliant, and a masterpiece for Cuaron in that he makes every single frame of the film absolutely - stunningly - achingly real. (PG-13) *****
Thanks for the great review. I have heard lots about this film and cannot wait to see it, namely now after this review!
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