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Solar Perplexus: 'Sunshine'new
Sunshine fails to illuminate Danny Boyle's murky ideas about the future of humanity.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
08-01-2007 |
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Walking on 'Sunshine'new
The movie's visuals are less astounding than they are beautiful, complete with sun shields, claustrophobic spacesuits and an ending that is actually smarter than the rest of the film.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-30-2007 |
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Danny Boyle's Sunshinenew
Sunshine, on the other hand, definitely qualifies as serious, playing very much like Alien without the alien.
Willamette Week |
Alastair Rockoff |
07-30-2007 |
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'Sunshine' is Less than Stellarnew
Admit it: Danny Boyle's sci-fi is only so-so.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
07-26-2007 |
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'Sunshine': Burned Outnew
Danny Boyle's latest projects a dim view.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-26-2007 |
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'Sunshine': Solar Perplexusnew
Ultimately, the film fails to illuminate Danny Boyle's murky ideas about the future of humanity.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
07-26-2007 |
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'Sunshine': Kubrick Would be Proudnew
This movie about killing heat will prove emotionally cold to most audiences expecting the soapy fun of Stars Trek and Wars, but it's still a compelling epic of human endurance.
Willamette Week |
Alistair Rockoff |
07-25-2007 |
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'Sunshine': Spaceship Earthnew
A smart ecoparable from the guys who breathed new life into the zombie genre.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
07-23-2007 |
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A Star Is Bornnew
Sunshine may be one of the best sci-fi films of the last two decades.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-22-2007 |
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'Sunshine' Ruminates on Solar Powernew
Let there be light.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
07-18-2007 |
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Danny Boyle Lets 'Sunshine' Innew
The director talks about the aspects of space travel and futurism in his latest film.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
07-18-2007 |
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Danny Boyle Energizes Sci-fi with a Trip to the Sun

In a bold attempt to create a fresh update on the ever-flagging sci-fi movie genre, director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later) achieves a visually stunning cinematic poem that is as bewitching as it is infuriating for its dependence on genre cliches.
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