When misery stalks company... in space! |
She's dead Jim. |
Chris Pratt (Starlord man!) and Jennifer Lawrence ("I volunteer as tribute!) shared some certainly electric chemistry!
But yeah, he totally murdered her... dead. It just took a while.
I'm sure you're confused.
I felt a wee bit deceived myself there for a bit. I mean, the trailer made things seem a lot more action-y and sci-fi-y. It turned out to be more "Fatal Attraction and less "Lost in Space" with some romance.
Still though, the premise (as simple as it was) is a real hook. Also, utterly chilling.
If you were trapped on a deserted island, but you had the power to bring one person... would you?
Yeah, that's the entire premise.
Pratt is back in space, sans two green murder-bot aliens, a talking tree (also alien) and a enhanced, also talking raccoon.
Nope, not in the movie |
Preston does his best Tom Hanks in "Castaway" impersonation for a year or so, with Arthur (Michael Sheen) doing a solid Wilson. Only serving whiskey and "sage" barman advice.
He's like a whiskey-serving Wilson. |
Without going any deeper into Spoiler Territory, the film does have stalking and murder as pretty core elements, set against the sci-fi, future-ship-in-space backdrop. One could argue that there are extenuating circumstances, but still... "stalking" and "M-U-R-D-E-R".
All things considered though, I did enjoy "Passengers". Pratt and Lawrence (Aurora Lane) are beautiful on screen together, no surprise there.
This film did what I think science fiction does at its best: I made me think. Perhaps when you go to see it, it will give you something to think about too.
When you watch it (and I certainly encourage you to do so) ask yourself, what would you do if your were Jim Preston or Aurora Lane?
Feel free to post your answer in the comments