Movie Review: I.S.S.

 

Michael’s Movie Grade: C+

An enjoyable little thriller. 

This film has a great premise. The film centers around characters who are aboard a space shuttle with people who want to kill them. It gets to the point where they don’t know who they can trust. The suspense in this premise alone make this movie sound irresistible to fans of suspense films. While it may not fully live up to the potential of this premise, the movie stills has a lot to like about it. Many scenes are very well staged. The visual filmmaking in these scenes does a wonderful job of heightening the suspense. Some of these scenes truly make you sit on the edge of your seat. The visual filmmaking also allows for some truly beautiful shots. The film also benefits from some great twists that truly keep us guessing. 

When it comes to the characters, this film gives us the bare minimum it needs to work. We like these characters and don’t want to see anything bad about them. However on the other hand we never feel like we truly know who these characters are. 

Despite only being an hour and a half, this film can drag at times. This is essentially true towards the middle section of the film which seems like it goes on much too long. The movie also suffers from some awkward dialogue and moments where the characters make dumb nonsensical things simply because the story says they need to. 

While it’s flaws may keep this from being a great movie, there is still plenty to enjoy about this film.