It is amazing how many people liked this film. Most of the major critics liked this film. Well, i barely was able to sit through this not very long movie. Film was overly dramatic , overly sentimental. Clichés all over the place.Writing was not very good .Not very nuanced, not subtle. Story felt contrived, not genuine . And visuals, in this case (sometimes they do), did not save this shallow storytelling. Beside that ,i did not even like the visuals. They did not look natural. Way too digital. The visuals reminded me video game visuals. Looks pretty, but have no dramatic depth to it. And of course -there is a happy ending. Problem - drama - problem solved. It's another feel-good -at the end film, that pretends to be something it is not-profound drama that asks deep and profound questions. Character played by Sandra Bullock is ridicules.. Astronauts that go to space are highly trained professionals with high ability to work under pressure.Character played by Sandra Bullock, on another hand, acts like a school girl who was scared by a slasher -horror movie on TV. Well, any way, -Oscar goes to Gravity-most overrated film of 2013. Stay away from it. Rather go and rent "Space Odyssey..." by Kubrick.