![]() Sometimes it's framed under the auspices of a psych evaluation, but mostly it's just him talking to himself so that we know exactly what's going on in his head. We know this because Pitt basically reads his character's psychological biography in BLADE RUNNER theatrical cut narration. Pitt plays an astronaut who can seemingly do no wrong as military space man, a passionless fellow who is disconnected from his emotions and the world around him. It's not enough to stifle appreciation of the grandeur of the film it's just some little annoyances. Unfortunately, with a greater distribution and audience for AD ASTRA (probably thanks in no small part to permanent A-lister Brad Pitt), comes a few more cinematic sins than in Gray's previous efforts. Thematically, he picks up right where that film left off with a grandiose yet misanthropic explorer hell-bent on a nearly impossible goal. Never have I seen a space epic delve so deep into the mind numbing tedium of logistic space travel, but AD ASTRA sure does look good doing it.ĭirector James Gray got to cut his teeth a bit on the adventure film genre with his outstanding 2017 film THE LOST CITY OF Z. And that's great! I'm in no hurry, so by all means you little SOLARIS babies, come at your own lugubrious, lethargic pace. Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Bloody Images|Some Violence)īetween HIGH LIFE and now AD ASTRA the slow burn sci-fi resurgence of 2019 is.taking its sweet time. Now his son - a fearless astronaut - must embark on a daring mission to Neptune to uncover the truth about his missing father and a mysterious power surge that threatens the stability of the universe. Thirty years ago, Clifford McBride led a voyage into deep space, but the ship and crew were never heard from again.
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