Gravity

There are only a few ways we can really measure the success of a movie: Box office, awards, and the critics and their star ratings. Gravity has all of those things locked down and adds one more category to the list: pulse. Filmmakers have basically made this movie in real time. There are only a few obvious cuts because lengthy stretches unfold second by second and minute by minute. It has an obvious psychological and visceral effect. As one beholds Sandy Bullock and all of her space problems, one is always aware of the deadly ticking clock and the dread that another disaster could happen at any moment. So take your heart pills before you go. Everything about this movie is awesome. Even the obvious casting choices are welcome since you’re invested so much in their survival, they sure as hell better be likable. Alfonzo Cuarón has always been a filmmaker who raised the bar. He absolutely outdoes himself here. Sci-fi savvy, rollercoaster thrilling, emotional, masculine, feminine, perfect tension and release. Gravity is a blast. See it in 3-D.