Europa Report (2013)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 67
Fresh: 52 | Rotten: 15
Claustrophobic and stylish, Europa Report is a slow-burning thriller that puts the science back into science fiction.
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Critic Reviews: 20
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 5
Claustrophobic and stylish, Europa Report is a slow-burning thriller that puts the science back into science fiction.
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A unique blend of documentary, alternative history and science fiction thriller, EUROPA REPORT follows a contemporary mission to Jupiter's moon Europa to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could exist underneath Europa's icy surface and may contain single-celled life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to confirm the data and
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Cast
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Christian Camargo
Daniel Luxembourg -
Embeth Davidtz
Dr. Unger -
Anamaria Marinca
Rosa Dasque -
Michael Nyqvist
Andrei Blok -
Daniel Wu
Willam Xu -
Karolina Wydra
Katya Petrovna -
Sharlto Copley
James Corrigan -
Dan Fogler
Dr. Solokov -
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Dr. Pamuk
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All Critics (67) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (15) | DVD (1)
There is something refreshing in the decidedly downbeat "Europa Report," a science-fiction film with the emphasis on science that doesn't cheat on the tension.
Top CriticLow key and earnest, Sebastián Cordero's "Europa Report" makes compelling use of familiar genre material to create an intelligent science fiction thriller.
There are scenes of unutterable beauty in Europa Report, a low-budget space exploration sci-fi suspenser from Ecuadorian director Sebastián Cordero.
What isn't straightforward about the plot is either hackneyed, implausible, or both.
The idea that life evolved independently on Europa is perfectly plausible-and that makes what would be a fun and exciting film in any case all the more worth watching.
I'm not qualified to judge the accuracy of the scientific detail, though the filmmakers convey a genuine respect for hard science instead of the cursory interest shown by most science fiction movies.
I've never been so engrossed in frank conversations involving landing zones, ice drilling, or hydrazine.
... maintains an intimacy and a slow-paced authenticity to the proceedings that helps to gradually increase the tension without sacrificing character development.
Puts a premium on credibility
Until things go wrong in the last quarter it's like looking at CNN.
The film is resonant and largely satisfying, but in a smaller, more cerebral way than many of its genre.
Like many other dull road trips, your response to this one might be a quick nap.
If it had a torso, it'd be wearing a pocket protector.
A solidly cast, interesting budget concept is absolutely wrecked by terrible editing and needless voiceover that is at first wearying and then just ire-provoking.
A suspenseful drama proving that outer space is a very mysterious and a very dangerous place.
A small, brilliantly cast sci-fi gem, a riveting piece of minimalist work.
With echoes of 2001, Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, Europa Report is riveting low-budget hard science fiction -- i.e., emphasizing the science rather than the speculative.
The strength of the film is not the story or the characters. It is the style that is remarkable.
If you want some actual science in your science fiction, though, the only 2013 movie (so far; Gravity is still coming) that delivers is Europa Report. And oh how it does deliver.
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