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In brief, Gravity concerns a routine space operation that goes horribly wrong. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney — virtually the only characters in the movie — are both great. I won't tell you much more because I don't want to spoil any of it.
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I will tell you that it's superbly written — well researched, with deft characterisation — and has one of the greatest lines of dialogue in recent screenwriting history ("It's a little gloomy in here, isn't it?"). I just loved the script, which was written by Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón. I respect their work so much that I learned how to put the accent over the "o" in their names. And the "a".
Alfonso Cuarón also directed Gravity and he has a long and distinguished track record as a director, most recently with Children of Men, one of my favourite films of all time.
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The music score by Steven Price is also amazingly effective and adds considerably to the impact of this great movie.
And I just want to say that the ending of the film is one of the high points of modern cinema.
(Footnote: Jonás Cuarón, the director's son and fellow screenwriter has made a fascinating short film which is sort of a plug-in for Gravity, concerning simultaneous events on Earth.)
(All the images are from the ever-reliable, though ad-infested Ace Show Biz.)
Man, I've got to see this.
ReplyDeleteRush to your local movie theater! (We'd say "cinema" in London.) You won't be disappointed.
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