Review of Pandorum (2009) by Grant S — 25 Sep 2018
Had potential but ultimately quite unoriginal and dull. 4/10.
It is the year 2174. The spaceship Elysium is sent to colonise a distant planet. Several years into the voyage, two crew members wake up from hypersleep to discover that all their colleagues are missing. Despite this, it appears that they are not alone...
From the basic plot, the movie had potential. Yes, it didn't seem too original - the whole "space crew members wake up to find their buddies missing, and something sinister afoot" thing has been done heaps of times before, but I was hoping for something intriguing, at least, if it couldn't be original.
Unfortunately, no such luck. No slow burn, with scraps of information being fed to you to keep you hooked. The sinister presence is revealed pretty early on, and from then on it is pretty much a straight forward humans vs creatures sci-fi-action movie. Plot becomes close to non-existent, with action being the only focus.
So even more unoriginal than expected and no intrigue, just dull, conventional action scenes.
Very disappointing and quite a grind to get through.
This review of Pandorum (2009) was written by Grant S on 25 September 2018.
Pandorum has generally received mixed reviews.
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