Jaq's Review: Danny Boyle's Sunshine - In the Shadow of Art

Published: July 31, 2007, 7:47 pm

The problem with experimental films is that sometimes they fail. Sunshine is just such a film. Directed by Danny Boyle from a script by Alex Garland, this has a wonderful pedigree these are the same guys, after all, who brought us 28 Days Later and really should work. But it doesn't. This isn't to say the film is a complete failure. In fact, not only is it quite beautiful to look at, for the first half it's very good. Like a lot of modern films though, it falls apart in the conclusion, mostly, I think because Boyle and Garland don't trust their audience. The story of the film is simple: In the not too distant future, our sun is dying and a crew of eight people have been sent to “re-start" it by igniting a bomb (known as “the payload") deep inside. This is the second attempt, since the first, seven years earlier, vanished without a trace. This is also Earth's “last, best hope," since we used up every last bit of natural resources to build this second Icarus

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