Boyle has put his foot down on Sci-Fi for the first time... i didnt actually know what i was going to watch when i bought cinema tickets to see this and sitting for just enough time for the film to begin run and end, i emerged quite surprised at what i had just seen, that i had actually just seen a GOOD science fiction movie, warning!, this is not all bllod guts and horror!

This is another films which has difficulty deciding just what it wants to be and say. It's a beautiful to watch film, the Sun is the real star and it's sheer beauty on the big screen is almost hypnotic, a languid pace in the beginning allows us to meet the crew and get to understand them, and the science (helpfully corroborated on one of the commentaries) is highly plausible with a couple of ususal movie stretches.

It also skilfully shows how just one tiny mistake could spiral into catastrophe for ship and crew, but it leads the film into a more conventional sci-fi horror scenario (it weirdly reminded me a little of Event Horizon as the crew come under increasing peril), and it sits at odds with the more meditative pace at the beginning.

This is undoubtedly well worth watching, and it may just manage to bring a little lump in the throat at the emotional, spectacular and hopeful end sequence.

The ending really let this film down for me. I wont give anything away but let me just say its one of them moments when you just think, what the hell is going on? Apart from the ending though this film is good, the visuals are outstanding. A good sci-fi film and if you are a fan of the genre you have to see it.