Stowaway (2021)

⚠️ Minor spoilers ahead - I recommend this as a "watch" so if you're even remotely curious or you enjoy harder/slow scifi - read at your own risk ⚠️

Netflix released this week: Stowaway - a space drama about 3 astronauts on a mission to mars who end up finding out there is a something else on board with them.

My thoughts

My girlfriend and I wanted to watch a movie Saturday night and came across this which stood out Toni Collette, Daniel Day Kim, AND Anna Kendrick - all actors we like, and in a science fiction movie!? Sign me up.

We were skeptical going in but left pleasantly surprised.

The movie did a lot right - each plot event was setup giving payoff but also quelling any "how convenient X goes wrong!". That being said it is a very (in)convenient turn of events.

The movie reminded me of a western, where something kicks of some plot and then the remainder of the movie is just our small cast of characters dealing with it. A lot of talking and plotting all leading up to the showdown at the end.

I am a big fan of slower movies and despite its near 2 hour runtime the movie felt like it was maybe 90-100 minutes at most. I was engaged the whole time and really invested.

Conclusion

A recommendation from me 4/5 stars. It's not ground breaking. Full of tropes - but was a good story and well made/acted.

I tried to not drill into any specifics / spoilers since the movie is still new. But happy to discuss further :) Did you enjoy it? What did / didn't you like about it?

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