Stowaway Reviews

After this movie was released on Netflix, it didn’t make much waves so I wasn’t expecting much but I thought I might as well check it out anyway. Well, to be honest, I was actually positively surprised. Sure, it was nothing really original but, in the same genre, it was at least better than the disappointing ‘The Midnight Sky’, George Clooney’s last directorial effort. Indeed, the cast delivered some solid performances and I did appreciate the realistic and minimalist approach. Unfortunately, the whole thing was still too generic and predictable though. I mean, how many movies I have already seen dealing with a travel through outer space during which they won’t have enough oxygen? To make things worse, I thought it was rather weird that the people in charge back on Earth didn’t suggest the option they eventually chose since, even if it was quite hazardous, it was not impossible at all. Hell, Anna Kendrick’s character even managed to do it twice. It was also a rather lame dramatic gimmick to make them fail just to make sure one of them would have to sacrifice himself/herself. Finally, maybe I missed something, but they never really tackled the big question which was how the hell did Michael actually end up on this ship?!? I mean, to sneak in on a train or a boat or a truck like so many illegal immigrants do every day might seem already hard enough but on a freaking spaceship? Of course, in this case, it was an accident but, still, how did it actually happen? I understand that it wasn’t the point of the movie but I think they could have spent slightly more time on this matter instead of, for example, repeating twice the same mission at the end. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, the whole thing was still engrossing enough and the characters really worked so I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.