Gravity (Alfonso Cuarón, 2013)

I appreciate that this is a film that should, for once, be seen on an IMAX screen and in 3-D. Seeing it on anything less exposes its slenderness: the space dynamics still stand out, but the drama comes to the fore and falters. It's gripping in places because of the director's grasp of the mechanics of action, with anything flabby discarded, but Sandra Bullock is too weak a lead to single-handedly carry anything of substance: you never believe she has the nous to hit the right buttons on a Russian spacecraft, let alone deal with any of her other challenges. The scientific part deserved more.

5/10