Graham Harvey
That narrator with the pretentious stuck up tone was a total turn off. I am getting sick of these tragic films too. Time for a space exploration movie where a bounty begins to unfold. No more disasters and mean monsters. Time for something cool. But the actors need to be decent humble normal types not this elitist urky stuff
nessabnimble
Movie wasn't intriguing in the least. Absolutely no character development. Jumps right into astronauts outer space a lot of wasted time on nothing. Time better spent giving us something to care about in the story line aside from camera glitching. The ending was typical and predictable. Nothing to see here. Low budget waste of time.
FJWWindsor
Ever since Blair Witch, one of the hip trends in the horror genre is the "found footage" concept. One gets the impression that the producers of Europa Report wanted to glam on to that concept and be one of the first sci-fi movies to do so. Unfortunately, it doesn't work here, as the editing makes the story line erratic, disjointed and confusing. I'm still trying to figure out how/why the Rosa Dasque character (the last victim of the failed mission) provides a calm solo narrative supposedly AFTER her apparent death.The basic plot has the potential to be a great one, as I love sci-fi movies that rely on actual science. The filmmakers of ER made a noble attempt at weaving a relevant story, but here, too, they come up short, mainly due to the ensemble. The characters are one dimensional and I found it difficult to care for them. There's about a ten second spot where one of the men is trying to communicate with his three year old son, trying to establish some humanity, but it comes across as cheap and disingenuous. The writers used the right scientific lingo, but the actors couldn't deliver it with any conviction or authenticity. You just didn't get the feel that these people were highly trained scientists.Then there's the mechanics and physical aspects. Presumably, since this space vessel is going to Europa (about 400 million miles from Earth), this film is set in the distant future. The sets, CGI and FX are all products of 2013 production techniques, so that the feel and technology seem grossly out of place. For example, with HD photography and the forward direction it's going, wouldn't you think that the ship would have better on-board/exterior cameras and computer graphics? This, of course, may be explained by the limited budget, as I understand this is an indie film.I didn't totally trash this film because there's a few relatively suspenseful scenes, and I'm extremely forgivable with the suspension of disbelief. I think the filmmakers and actors had their hearts in the right place. But there are other much better sci-fi movies out there. Two I recommend are Ex Machina, one of the most thought-provoking sci- fi films since The Matrix and AI; and Under the Skin, an interestingly quirky film that I found held my attention in a mesmerizing way, despite its lack of action.
Alex
A very respectable sci-fi. It didn't go over the top or try too hard. Was nicely suspenseful with that sort of stranded, creepy vibe. Thankfully didn't turn into an alien- monster film. Also Copely did a better American accent than many Americans - he's a seriously underrated actor.
