8.15.2007

the horrors of sunshine

So, i went over the weekend to see Sunshine, having only a vague concept of what it was about (Danny Boyle? Cillian Murphy? I'm in!). Ok, seriously, such a weird and sad movie should not have a word that is so cheerful for a title. It's a hard movie to explain, especially since it is of the action/mystery genre, and I don't want to give anything away. If you're familiar with Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later" or "Trainspotting," you'll probably like this movie, especially if you also enjoy sci-fi. I do wish they'd explained a little more of the "science" they were using - it seemed like about 10-15 minutes of exposition was cut to get the film well below 2 hours, and there was some information I could have used, or at least would have liked. And then, the ending sort of freaked me out. I thought one thing was going on, turns out it was something else. But the something else is actually really freakin' cool. Am I being vague? Very well, I'm being vague.

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