dusty-h
I'm halfway through this movie, and I'm chanting 'Put Her Out' - 'Put Her Out' - 'Put Her Out'. This woman's character has more attitude that is ill placed for a stowaway... Would've made for a better, shorter movie. The extended blackouts between scenes were annoying also, I thought my TV turned off on the first one. The acting is above par for a B movie, but still struggled with this movie.
martin-bullivant
I'm a real SF fan-have been for 40 years. I've read the short story, heard the 50's Radio adaptation-both of those by their very nature avoided the problem that made me give up on this movie-which is that it was filmed with such atrociously bad (non-existent?) lighting that you can't really tell what's happening. Maybe it was intended to convey the dark storyline.... but all it does is look... well... dark. I kept expecting the actors to trip over stuff or ask for a coin for the electricity meter. At first I wondered if it was just a bad print but no, the shots of the backlit displays in close up were clear.It really was shockingly awful-which is a shame as what I endured visually was not matched by a similarly poorly delivered dialogue. But after a while of squinting and screwing my eyes up to see it (on a 43 inch flat screen TV!) I felt a headache brewing.After 20 minutes I gave up.
Chris Durkin
The comments of others who have read the story have disapproved of the movie and I understand that. But if you are a fan of science fiction, I think you have to be grateful for this movie. I saw the movie before I read the story and I was blown away. How rare is it for a movie to actually include math and physics--correct physics? This movie could even be used to teach things like acceleration, mass, and energy conservation. I also think the actors did a good job. Montgomery not only sold the terror of impending death in the vacuum of space, but she also sold me on her determination to sacrifice herself. Understanding that it is a low-budget (I believe made for the SciFi Channel) movie, I appreciate it. I hope more good science fiction stories are made into movies, as faithfully as possible.
olveg
I was a fan of the original short story, having read it many years ago. This 'movie version' does go a little further with the story, however I think it stayed true to the original intent. I liked the acting and thought it was a worthwhile watch.