Film: Passengers

GENRE: Sci-Fi, Romance

RATING: PG-13 for sexuality and Chris Pratt’s butt
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 8 minutes

STARRING: Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World)

Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook, Joy)

DIRECTOR: Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)

WRITER: Jon Spaihts (Prometheus, Doctor Strange, upcoming Mummy)

PLOT: Sleep chambers in a spacecraft carrying thousands to a new planet malfunctions leaving a couple passengers awakened too early.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Love Pratt and Lawrence.

STORY STUFF: The top critics of Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a measly 17%. I, however, appreciate the acting talents of Pratt and Lawrence so I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The story was engaging enough, it’s a survivor story like Castaway but a lot lighter in tone. There was fun to be had and the romance was pretty sweet as well. Sure there are a bunch of plot holes and amazing coincidences but the fun trumped all that for me. Also got me thinking what would I do in a similar situation?

ACTING STUFF: Pratt is so accessible and a treat to watch. You can tell that he has fun making movies and he’s going to give it everything he’s got. Lawrence always brings it. They are very sweet together and work well with each other. I also enjoyed Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex) as the bartending android.

ARTISTIC STUFF: The interiors of the spaceship were gorgeous as was the space that surrounds it. I enjoyed the large spaces with only a couple people in them, it had this great epic quality. The 3D was alright.

VERDICT: Four stars out of five

SEE IT IF: You like Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Best of 2016, Television Preview 2017