Europa Report

Decent, and enjoyable, but it falls ultimately on the generic space exploration thing, when it could have been much, much cleverer about it

Failed attempt to make a found footage 2001 (in fact the plot is very close to a sequence about a Chinese mission to Europa in novel of 2001's sequel 2010). Mistaking non-linear storytelling and faux-documentary for cleverness, this is the sort of thing the modern series of Doctor Who turns out on a very boring day indeed.

I loved it.

Awful dialogue, poorly drawn characters, and an uninteresting and entirely predictable plot. This isn't the way to revitalize the scifi thriller genre. If I didn't have such a soft spot for the genre, I probably wouldn't have been able to sit through more than 15 minutes of this movie, let alone give it such an undeservedly high score.

I thought this was ok, althought not entirely great or gripping. Its mildly intriguing, seeing things from the characters point of view (via headcam footage). The camera angles/sources add a sense of isolation and claustrophobia too, as well. Some sudden actions present may make you doubt whats going on, which kept me fairly interested. As I say, its an ok film that could have done with a more substantial script. I wouldn't recommend this film as such, no.