Ad Astra (2019)
7/10
GORGEOUS INTERPERSONAL JOURNEY TO OUTER-SPACE...HOLLOW IN THE CENTER
9 September 2021
Hypnotic Wide-Eyed Appeal with Image Detail that is Trendy and Expected after Recent Big Successes with the Same Template.

It's a Melancholic Display of Space-Age Doldrums with an Underlying Mystery that means to be Edge-of-Your-Seat Suspense.

With the Whole Solar System at Risk of Disintegrating from an Energy Pulse.

Brad Pitt Delivers a Whispery "Mallick Like" Performance and is in Front of Your Eyes and In Your Ear for the Duration.

It's a Beautiful Film to Look At and Occasionally there are Scenes with Thrills and Spills.

But those Seeking an Action Sci-Fi, Need Go Elsewhere.

This is Cerebral Cinema for the Patient Viewer.

The Weakness is the Lackluster Ending and it all seems a Bit Hollow Considering the Plight of the Universe and the Astronauts Agonizing Journey to Hook Up with His Father.

Expect a Contemplative Movie with a Slow Drumbeat of Dread that can be Mesmerizing.
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