Gravity

Finally, I make the effort to catch Gravity, because so many people say it’s good. Mercifully, I follow the explicit advice to see it in 3D. More complicated arrangements, and more expensive – but wow! For once, there really is a reason for all the 3D fuss. You’re there, with her, in the capsule, in space. And the sheer scale of the photography is mind-blowing. So many stunning, other-worldly pictures, on that huge screen. Acting’s good, too. a massive tour de force from Sandra Bullock, all the more impressive because that’s a sentence lots of people never thought they’d see. OK, she’s done some stuff that’s good, and other stuff that’s not so good, but they’ve taken a gamble on her and she’s worked her socks off, and the result is excellent. I don’t care if there are scientific imperfections, or the script lacks verbal subtlety. I just haven’t ever had a viewing experience quite like this, and surely that’s one of the reasons we still have cinemas – while we still do…