Luckily I didn't have any clue about this film before I got to my seat as I would have probably not gone. So here are my observations as humble as they are:

1. Plot -.there wasn't one, or at least it went over my head. Just a lot of panting by Sandra bullock - and space debris. 2. The panting - incredibly annoying and I felt as though I was going to have an asthma attack halfway thru. Take a nebuliser with you just in case. 3. Unbelievability - (is that a word?). An instruction manual for a space ship? Pleeeese... It was like setting up a new dishwasher. Now we know what they do at NASA. 4. Lack of character depth - I hated them all. In fact I wanted them to orbit earth forever. 5. Ripley rip-off - major elements of Alien coming thru as Ms Bullock whimpered around in vest and knickers. Exactly the same colour and design as Ripley but nowhere near as well worn as Ms Weaver.

My closing thoughts - why oh why could a crocodile or shark not drag her under, and what happened to the aliens??! I LOVE space films and this was certainly no classic. What are the Academy Awards thinking? This smells of Clooney nepotism.