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 enlarge | Actors: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Paloma Baeza, Mark Strong
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  253 reviews
Sales Rank: 1573
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 107
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2244458D
UPC: 024543444589
EAN: 0024543444589
ASIN: B000Y7U98C
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: January 8, 2008
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 Brave films don't have happy endings December 16, 2008
I should avoid reading other people's reviews before writing my own. I tend to read the worst of what people have to say and often find myself wondering how they could see what they do... most often because they have a vision they think should define what the movie says and does or get caught up in what is possible in OUR world instead of the world the film maker has created.... I really liked this movie. Instead of a simple premise, predictable dialogue, and a happy ending, we are given all the drama of 8 people trying to stay sane on a long journey coinciding with a suicide mission with a noble goal driving them along. How many films kill the captain, have one of the crew kill himself, and other calamities? Not many. Yes, the earth gets its sun, but our cast are all gone with yet so many mysteries of the universe still to be unravelled.
 Burns bright early, but fades fast December 4, 2008
I really wanted to like this movie. Even though it was largely panned by critics, I fully expected to like it. "Uneven" is the word that comes to mind. For every thing that it does right, it does something else horribly wrong.
I won't get into the details of the plot, as those can easily be found elsewhere. I will say this: the film starts off well enough and genuinely seems to be going somewhere. Then the plot holes become too large to ignore and it quickly turns into a steaming pile of feces. When I say "plot holes" I am not referring to the absurd notion of the Sun dying out in the next 50 years. I was more than willing to overlook that in the name of a good movie. Unfortunately, Sunshine is not a good movie.
It's hard to say much more without giving the story away, but let's just say that a major curveball comes flying out of left field about 2/3 of the way through the movie, and it totally ruins the picture. It turns what was a semi-interesting, quasi-metaphysical sci-fi movie into a standard issue (i.e. bad) action flick. It's so beyond plausibility that I was just left shaking my head. I couldn't believe any of the supposedly intelligent crew members weren't asking: "How is this even possible?" They just accept it without any questioning whatsoever. I thought these people were scientists? Shouldn't they be, you know, asking questions and trying to find answers?
That leads into my next major gripe, which is the crew of the spaceship. While the acting is generally very solid, the crew seems pretty weak when you consider that this is mankind's last chance to save life on Earth. You would think that they would assemble (whomever "they" are; I don't recall it even being alluded to) a top notch team full of the best and the brightest. So how come I kept asking myself: "These are the best people they could find? Really?" I understand that a crew full of braniac nerds spewing scientific jargon would make for a horrible movie, but this leans too far in the other direction, IMHO. It seemed like they picked a crew full of fresh college graduates. While I'm sure that appealed to the film studio's target demographic, these are hardly the types of people qualified for a mission of this magnitude; they all come across as more book smart than they are reliable and experienced. Some might consider that a nitpick, but it certainly didn't help create a sense of realism, which is what this film desperately needed.
I know this all sounds like I hated the movie, but it did have several memorable scenes. Again, it's hard to say much more without revealing certain story elements, but there are some interesting moral choices that have to be made by the characters. While they are admittedly cliche, they are also the most gripping and enjoyable scenes in the movie. That probably says more about the rest of the film than it does of those particular scenes, but they were enjoyable nonetheless.
One gets the feeling the filmmakers were setting out to make their own mind-bending sci-fi epic in the tradition of films like 2001 and Solaris. The ideas are generally good and Boyle and Garland's hearts were certainly in the right place, but the putrid third act kills whatever momentum the film had. The conclusion becomes rather formulaic and predicable as a result. What could have been a great movie turns about to be exactly what most critics said it was: a big swing and a miss.
 Just okay October 29, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love a good sci-fi flick (it's been a while since we had one) and had heard good things about this movie. The first half was very good, really had me looking forward to seeing where Danny Boyle (the director) was going with this. Unfortunately I was quite disappointed by the last 20 to 30 minutes of the movie. Not only did he go the 'slasher flick' route to some extent, he also threw in some cerebral stuff which instead of adding to the movie, just had me scratching my head (several times near the end I was just confused as to what the heck was happening...never a good sign). Even in the most complex Star Trek movie (or in Kubrick's 2001, an obvious precursor to this flick), you had SOME idea of what was going on, etc. This was just confusing for the sake of being confusing. Again, I thought 3/4 of the movie was engrossing, well acted, and interesting...maybe you should skip the last 20 minutes and make up your own ending!
 Only enjoyable if you're willing to change your expecations October 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie will only appeal to a small audience. It's not what you're looking for if you want to see a good space thriller with intense special effects and bloody fights. Granted, it IS a space thriller with intense special effects and bloody fights, but it's only run-of-the-mill as far as the genre goes. "Sunshine" is best viewed as a spiritual drama told through the sci-fi medium, and it's good at that. But if you don't want to wade through the explosions and the gore to get to the religious themes, this is also not the movie for you.
NOT 28 Days Later in Outer Space October 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Folks;
If you liked 28 Days Later and enjoyed the suspense and were intrigued by the role of Cillian Murphey, this review may be helpful to you. Firsy of all, this is not 28 Days Later, in spite of a few pretty good moments of "horror shock." I give this movie "A" for its original premise, "B" for its characters but a "C" for its overall storyline and execution. Wait until it's on "FearNet."
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