But alas,Passengersis not very good.
In fact, its pretty bad.
The studio is positioning this new Chris Pratt-Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi flick as a sort of Adam-and-Eve riff onThe Martian.
Something with their hibernation pods goes wrong and now theyre stranded together and alone.
Thats the way the trailer makes it seem, at least.
And Ill be honest, thats a movie Id kind of want to see.
But thats not what we get.
Not even close.Passengersiswaystupider than that.
There are 258 crewmembers and 5,000 passengers aboard.
The ship is damaged and while its trying to repair itself, one hibernation pod flickers its lights on.
It belongs to Pratts Jim Preston.
Groggy and confused, this hunky mechanic slowly awakens.
But where are the others?
His name is Arthur, and he should get his own series on FX.
Yes, its possible to do both as Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks did inCast Away.
Plus, what youre probably wondering now is: Where the hell is Jennifer Lawrence in all of this?
Lawrence is still asleep.
Shes one of the thousands of passengers whose little gee-whiz sleep coffin is still functioning.
But Pratt is lonely.
And she sure is pretty.
So he decides to wake her upeffectively giving her a death sentence along with him.
Well, so much for rooting for our hero!
And the problem is, the movie doesnt even know how profoundly creepy it is.
Its really not at all.
Eventually, though, Arthur spills the beans.
And man, is she angry!
!when technical terms are thrown around, andJim, how do we fix this?
!while Pratt tries to win her back with his can-do heroism.
Shes stuck in what essentially amounts to a risable two-hour exhibit of sci-fi Stockholm Syndrome.
It makes us appreciate the good ones more.
Okay, its safe to read again:
To recap, 1.
Michael Sheen is great.
As for the rest, preserve your money.D+
