sick of found footage movies? Yeah, me too. But guess what, if you're going to see a really tense, hard science fiction thriller that in no way at all sucks you're going to have to man up and check out the fantastic
Europa Report. Because, hey, they got real actors for this film, they got solid (though clearly limited) production values and special effects in place, they nailed a sense of creeping dread and cooked up some great visuals, all on a budget that was probably smaller then Prometheus' super bowl commercial.
What makes Europa Report better then most other 'Dead Astronaut Movies' is that the characters here are believable
as scientists, when they do something risky and put themselves in danger its not the equivalent of a camp counselor skulking around camp crystal lake in search of their lost cat, every action taken here is reasonable. Its a movie about a seemingly doomed mission to Jupiter's moon, and its best quality by far is how seriously it takes the science part of science fiction. When you believe in the characters, every bad thing that happens hits harder. It certainly does here.
Oh, and by the way, really fantastic sound design here. I mean, damn. There's a darn good chance this will be in my top 10 for the year, I'm pretty sure it would make yours too. Highly recommended.
