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Nothing anyone does makes much sense, but gad, is it ever gorgeous.
The picture would be nothing, an incomplete Venn diagram, without Murphy.
On sci-fi's crowded table Boyle serves a fresh feast for our eyes, minds and hearts.
Sunshine, if a fireball, is one that warns us yet again of the danger of flying too close to the sun.
For Mr. Boyle, a Swiss Army knife of a filmmaker, there's always something new.
Other movies may explore the depths of outer space. This movie explores the shallows.
Don't pack a tube of SPF 50 to the theater; bring a can of Jolt or a double espresso.
"Sunshine's" mostly cerebral adventure into unquantifiable science and human nature makes its huh-what conclusion more forgivable. Loopy as it gets, once the Icarus II sets a course for the heart of the sun, "Sunshine" becomes a head-trip and a half.
Sunshine is a fantastically enjoyable film that works our minds, delights our senses and shows that futuristic science fiction can be serious drama rather than mere popcorn fodder.
Garland and Boyle are nothing if not ambitious. They want us to consider the Big Questions about the importance of mankind as well as science versus fundamentalism.
A barely noticeable eclipse next to the poetry of Woman in the Moon and Mission to Mars
Leaves a lot to be desired from the standpoint of plot, character development and scientific credibility.
not crammed with excitement, but it is thoroughly engrossing
Grim, intellectual space adventure. Not for kids.
This grim drama about a desperate attempt to save the world from extinction falls just short of being one of 2007's best films.
a visually striking film that uses the expected elements of the science fiction genre to create memorable, sometimes mesmerizing images
Sunshine is remarkable for the technical virtuosity with which it creates life on a space vehicle and the cosmos around it.
The closer he gets to the sun, the more Boyle loses his nerve, reducing a tense, unpredictable thriller to a needlessly bloody, pseudo-spiritual mess.
Sunshine belongs to that select group of science-fiction films that care more about the science than the fiction.
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