Plot: John has been chosen to go on a space mission to Titan. To get there, they must perform a rather dangerous slingshot maneuver crucial to the mission. The crew of the mission is woken at regular intervals to check on the craft, but the drugs to get them into their sleep state are dangerous and there are many side effects.
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September 23, 2024
Not the most original of films, but if you're craving a bit of space madness, Slingshot delivers. It's core genre fare, a film built on familiarity and clichés, but the execution is nice, and since there aren't that many films like this around, I was pretty glad to catch it. It didn't disappoint either.
The performances are strong (with Affleck standing out among the cast), the presentation is slick and the growing paranoia is properly handled. The ending's a little bland and the sound design could've been tighter still, but as we're getting closer to properly exploring nearby space, films like these provide some fun escapism.