Virtuality
Virtuality
| 26 June 2009 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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    pmstone2

    I have one question. You are putting together the first interstellar mission. A mission whose success literally carries the fate of the entire Earth. This mission will put 10 people together in essential isolation, for a period of 10+ years. Given all these considerations, why would you choose 10 of the most immature, unstable, social outcasts that you could possibly find? Beyond that, this movie is an excellent choice, if you want to catch up on your sleep. I kept waiting for something to actually happen, and just about the time it finally started to get interesting, the final credits appeared.

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    Gordon-11

    This film is about the twelve astronauts who are on a spacecraft, going to a distant star that takes ten years to arrive. On board, things start to go wrong and yet they cannot turn back."Virtuality" seems good on paper. It is directed by a famous director, has several known (but not very famous) stars, and an intriguing plot. However, it does not seem to work well. The story might have been interesting, but the delivery of the plot is very confusing. There are many mystifying events on board the spacecraft, and these events are not explained well. I was hoping that the ending would bring some answers, but it brings even more unanswered questions. All the confusion annoys rather than being thought stimulating. In addition, the film fails to grip viewers or to provide suspense for viewers to beg for me. "Virtuality" is a disappointingly confusing film.

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    car-67

    I thoroughly enjoyed this film. There were elements of unpredictability related to the characters, their development and their interaction that brought a dynamic and a tension to the film that maintained my heightened level of interest. I enjoyed the spartan environment on the Phaeton. It conjured up memories of 2001 A Space Odyssey. I want this series to continue. There are of course - unresolved matters as yet to be dealt with.If there's any way that the captain can be credibly resurrected without injecting smarminess into the storyline it would maintain a character in the continuing series that is especially likable and intriguing. His illicit virtual relationship with the ship's shrink's wife adds additional spice to the development of the series...assuming this becomes one. I genuinely hope that Fox or the SciFi network picks this up.Well done!

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    pianys

    I'm not a huge sci-fi fan, I'm more into drama, and this pilot seemed to me like a very clever drama. Sure, it's set on a spaceship, but that's just one of many layers to this story. I can see this story developing not just in space, but in all the various virtual reality modes that the crew tunes in to. A pilot is always about setting the stage and introducing the players, and it was some good writing that had me doubting the presumed main guy for some reason, and when we lost him, it hurt but not for long. The character is obviously not gone, and I think there are endless possibilities for this to work. Peter Berg is one of my favorite directors, I could see a bit of Friday Night Lights camera work in there, some hate that style of erratic camera work, but I happen to be fine with it. Talking camera work, the VR mode sequences were beautiful, they sucked me in, really nice stuff! So in conclusion, I really hope I will see the continuing saga unfolding, this is a great idea for a TV-show!!!

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