Its two twinkling stars are perfectly matched in this appealing sci-fi romance set aboard a vast spaceship as it hurtles through the voidWhat a handsome couple: Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. Hot,buff, toned, and cute,an nearly sibling coincidence of faces. It’s as if they were destined to star together in this derivative but perfectly watchable and rather luxurious sci-fi: lovers lost in space, cheekily mixing Titanic with the Book of Genesis. Passengers has been a bit coolly received in some quarters, or it is real that,like so many other movies of so many other genres, it has not much in the way of a third act.
Screenwriter Jon Spaihts gets his first sole feature credit, and after contributing to adventures such as Doctor peculiar and Prometheus. He and director Morten Tyldum seem to occupy decided to steer Passengers absent from the narrative course that other film-makers might consider obvious,towards a big reveal of duplicity and bad faith. Their direction is towards a happier conception of human nature. But the journey is lively. Related: Michael Sheen, Passengers and why Hollywood's hottest leads need a quirky Brit Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com