With the proper use of the 3D effect, Cuaron takes you into space and then unleashes the horrors of helplessness, loneliness, and dread as you're floating thousands of miles above the earth with Sandra Bullock's Ryan Stone. Few films these days can capture those feelings and make it almost genuine, but it scores big here. Bullock herself manages to carry the film from beginning to end. It starts off as just a job until her life is in jeopardy, and even if she has nothing else to live for, it doesn't mean she cannot keep living. George Clooney, in his smaller role, also serves to give Bullock the push she needs to keep her will to live going. The lack of other characters allows us to keep our eyes and ears on Stone and root for her to make it home.
Now, for all it's visual grandeur and emotional weight, Gravity isn't perfect. The setting may look fresh and neat, but the story may seem a bit too familiar. It's a survival story in space, and the chances of making it out alive look slim, but the main character must find the drive and will to succeed. Seems pretty straightforward, but Cuaron's style of storytelling compensates for something pretty basic. Additionally, Cuaron does take some artistic license with the whole space setting, and science geeks may find themselves picking out a few inaccuracies (yes, why is Sandra Bullock not wearing an adult diaper under her space suit?), but even that would just be nitpicking.
Gravity certainly ought to be checked out at least once in the proper format. It may be too soon to call it a masterpiece, but there is no doubt that Cuaron's vision is achieved, making it an enticing cinematic experience.
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