With life on the brink of extinction, a crew of eight astronaut must reach the dying star and reignite the fire that will restore hope to the future of mankind.
1977, Zimbabwe
13 June 1981, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
7 July 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 July 1979, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
25 May 1976, Douglas, Cork, Ireland
12 October 1960, Tokyo, Japan
1 May 1975, London, England, UK
5 August 1963, London, England, UK
27 July 1968, Rotorua, New Zealand
6 August 1962, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
1970, Manchester, England, UK
January 06, 2014
In an age of technical advancements when filmmakers have circumvented ideas for synthetic visual thrills, here is a movie that plays like some decisive, brilliant rebellion to that pattern.
July 27, 2007
Cluttered storytelling undermines Sunshine.
July 27, 2007
On sci-fi's crowded table Boyle serves a fresh feast for our eyes, minds and hearts.
October 18, 2008
Nothing anyone does makes much sense, but gad, is it ever gorgeous.
July 27, 2007
Sunshine, if a fireball, is one that warns us yet again of the danger of flying too close to the sun.
July 06, 2010
Sunshine is a fantastically enjoyable film that works our minds, delights our senses and shows that futuristic science fiction can be serious drama rather than mere popcorn fodder.
February 01, 2010
Garland and Boyle are nothing if not ambitious. They want us to consider the Big Questions about the importance of mankind as well as science versus fundamentalism.
October 16, 2010
"Sunshine's" mostly cerebral adventure into unquantifiable science and human nature makes its huh-what conclusion more forgivable. Loopy as it gets, once the Icarus II sets a course for the heart of the sun, "Sunshine" becomes a head-trip and a half.
August 15, 2011
Don't pack a tube of SPF 50 to the theater; bring a can of Jolt or a double espresso.
August 27, 2009
A barely noticeable eclipse next to the poetry of Woman in the Moon and Mission to Mars
September 22, 2007
The picture would be nothing, an incomplete Venn diagram, without Murphy.
July 27, 2007
For Mr. Boyle, a Swiss Army knife of a filmmaker, there's always something new.
