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Eight Second Review: Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY

GRAVITY Review

Here’s my latest short video review: Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. Including this one, the last three video reviews have been from my top films of 2013. You can expect to see some soon that didn’t make my list though, because I’m still catching up on reviews from last year. Check this one out and let me know what you think!

Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón

Written by: Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón

Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, and Ed Harris

Summary: Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a gifted medical engineer accompanied on her first space mission by seasoned astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney), who’s commanding his last flight before retirement. What should be a routine spacewalk turns disastrous after their space shuttle is destroyed, leaving them completely alone, spiraling into the blackness of space. Can they figure out a way to survive their seemingly hopeless situation?

For more on why I loved this film, see my top 10 films of 2013 article.

Evan Crean

Hello! My name is Evan Crean. By day I work for a marketing agency, but by night, I’m a film critic based in Boston, MA. Since 2009, I have written hundreds of movie reviews and celebrity interviews for Starpulse.com. I have also contributed pieces to NewEnglandFilm.com and to The Independent, as a writer and editor. I maintain an active Letterboxd account too. In addition to publishing short form work, I am a co-author of the book Your ’80s Movie Guide to Better Living, which is available on CreateSpace and Amazon. The book is the first in a series of lighthearted self-help books for film fans, which distills advice from ’80s movies on how to tackle many of life’s challenges. On top of writing, I co-host and edit the weekly film podcast Spoilerpiece Theatre with two other Boston film critics. I’m a founding member and the current treasurer for the Boston Online Film Critics Association as well. This site, Reel Recon.com, is a one-stop-shop where you can find links to all of my past and present work. Have any questions or comments after checking it out? Please feel free to email me (Evan Crean) at: ecrean AT reelrecon DOT COM .

7 thoughts on “Eight Second Review: Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY

  • Ha ha. I guess the dialogue wasn’t too corny. A- is a right good grade! I loved it too, but definitely better on the big screen than a TV screen.

    • It only really got corny for me toward the end, hence why it didn’t affect my grade too much. Agree that it’s better on the big screen than the small one. The 3D works better there as well.

  • …it’s this or Scorsese’s Wolf for Best Picture…I think. Maybe 12 Years a Slave could sneak in there…depends what mood the Academy is in…

    • Agreed Dan. It’s looking pretty dicey. I still think 12 Years has a lot of pull and is the most likely to win, but if any film has a shot to unseat it, Gravity definitely could.

      • …well, at least I mentioned 12 Years a Slave as a possible winner since I got my prediction wrong. 🙂

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