Let me say up front that there will be spoilerish things in
this post.
You were warned.
When I saw the initial ads for PASSENGERS I got really excited. Two of my favorite actors in a
science fiction drama. What more could I ask for?
Well, I could ask for a lot of things, actually, like good
special effects, a good script, and a good finish. Opinions on movies vary
about as much as anything on Earth. And I rarely agree with the professional
critics, and man oh man were they being tough on this movie.
David Edelstein, a film critic for New York magazine and for
NPR's Fresh Air, is the only critic I found (in a very small sampling) that
said he actually liked the movie. But even he didn't like the ending. Most of the negativity
was relayed to me from my son or from a few articles online. But there seemed
to be a general consensus that the movie sucked.
Given all of the naysaying and negativity, I had modest
expectations. I went in with a half-open mind, expecting the ending to suck.
