The Sun is dying...

Sunshine

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Cliff Curtis, Chris Evans, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Mark Strong, Benedict Wong, & Michelle Yeoh
Genre: Science Fiction
Director: Danny Boyle

Script: Don't let the posters and trailers fool you, this movie is not another clone of Armageddon ala The Core. Instead, it has the potential to become 2001: A Space Odyssey. Unfortunately, halfway through the movie, the script degrades into a slasher movie.
3 / 5 stars

Acting: There's a lot of familiar faces here, but all of them are mediocre at best, with the exception of maybe Cillian Murphy who has more screen time than the others.
3 / 5 stars

FX: Do not expect high budgeted explosions like other movies taking place in space, but overall the special effects are convincing enough and pretty much well done.
3.5 / 5 stars

Tilt: The momentum and buildup of a potential cult story sort of crashed to an irrecoverable halt midway through the movie.
2 / 5 stars

Overall:
3 / 5 stars

The Good: If you can forgive the flaws of the latter half of the movie, this movie really reminds you of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The Bad: The u-turn of the script, and some cast have too little screen time to develop a bond between them and the viewers.
The Ugly: As if a u-turn is not bad enough, the u-turn leads you straight into a ravine.

Potential Censorship*: There isn't any excessive scenes of any kind, so censorship should be minimal if there is going to be any.

*Malaysian viewers only.