Plenty of Sunshine Coming Our Way! *spoilers*

Just got back from watching Sunshine which, at first, I was very sceptical about but I saw a couple more trailers and decided it was worth a watch. Man, I was wrong then right.

One of my favourite British author's Alex Garland (The Beach) teams up with the brilliant British Director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, The Beach, Trainspotting) and creates a cast of great actors.

Another great performance from Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, Red Eye) leads the cast and Rose Byrne (Who looked hot in Troy, but kind moody in Sunshine) puts in a great performance as well a surprisingly decent show from The Human Torch aka Chris Evans and a even an appearance by Hiroyuki Sanada who was great in The Last Samurai.

The real star of the movie, pun very intended, was the Sun and recreating it involved some of the most blinding special effects I've seen for ages in a movie. There was a very 2001 inspired ship and computer AI as well as the design and feel of the 'Icarus 2' being very 'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Alien'.

The plot was certainly thought provoking but at many times seemed a little far fetched and the twists were sometimes a bit mysterious until everything is revealed at the end with a rather mental twist. However, I'll reserve my final judgement on the story for a second or third watch as right now I can't decide whether it was too far fetched or just too different from what makes for sci-fi these days.

Also, music by Underworld. Need I say anymore?

Overall, a good movie that might need a second viewing to cement it's place in my mind as great science fiction along side the likes of Alien, Riddick and Battlestar.

4/5