"At the end of time, a moment will come when just one man remains. Then the moment will pass. Man will be gone. There will be nothing to show that we were ever here... but stardust."
Alright, first things first: I'm not a Sci-Fi fan. Never was, and probably never will be. Of course, that doesn't interfere (at all) with my ability to admire and appreciate sacred classics like 2001, Star Wars or Alien. I might not worship them like millions do, but I sure as hell respect them. But, present day speaking, I honestly don't think the genre has much more to offer. And this isn't a criticism, it's just the way it is. I mean, with the exception of The Matrix and Joss Whedon's "Firefly" series / Serenity, we saw nothing new in the last decade. Pretty much everything was already done. Space missions / adventures, aliens, robots, time travels... what's left? Even though I'm a pretty deep believer in the human creativity, I just think the genre is too self-limitative.
That doesn't mean, as you obviously already figured out from my rating, that I didn't enjoy Danny Boyle's attempt, with Sunshine. It might be hard to believe, given his filmography so far, but he is a genuine Sci-Fi fanatic, and his passion is pretty clear when you watch the film. Of course, I still stick to what I said before: it doesn't bring anything new. Fifty years in the future, spaceship plus eight men / women crew. Mission: save the world. I can think of half a dozen films that can fit that description. Still, Sunshine is ahead of them all.
Even though, like I said, it isn't as innovative as it would be expected from Boyle/Garland (like 28 Days Later... was) it doesn't fall in clichés either and has no predictability whatsoever. The last quarter of the film completely switches the direction in which the story was going and it goes from Sci-Fi / Drama to Suspense / Thriller in a heartbeat. The end was also pretty unexpected. No smiley happy endings and, to whoever may be able to get it, it even has its share of poetic and beautiful. Apart from that, expect the always stunning camera work from Boyle (the use of cameras on the inside of the helmets was particularly brilliant) and also a flawless cast. Even Chris Evans, an American pretty boy, is solid, which (re)proves that Boyle is the ultimate actors' director.
"So if you wake up one morning and it's a particularly beautiful day, you'll know we made it. Okay, I'm signing out."
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