Rated R

The story follows a group of astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station who are told to secure the facility when a war breaks out on Earth.

I’m a sucker for movies about people stuck in space, so I enjoyed the premise more than others might. The tense relationships offer a good “what would you do” scenario.

Ariana DeBose heads the cast as an astronaut who just wants to keep the peace, and she shows some range outside of her better-known musical performances.

However, the story commits to not committing when it comes to background and explanations. Yeah, that works in the limited location, but it often feels more like the screenwriter just didn’t want to play the story out.

The interpersonal tension only works only about half of the time, and the plot stoops to clichés and pulpy tropes to offer some excitement in the climax.

The movie manages to take off, but it gets a bit singed trying to get back to the ground.

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