First of all, this isn't science fiction, and those reviewers who claim so, some going so far as calling negative reviews' authors idiots, definitely need to open a dictionary. Science fiction is not about science per se, water's boiling point is science for example, but rather futuristic science, and its effects on social structure and civilization in general. In this movie nobody talks about science, no character has notable depth and the higher purpose they pursue cannot possibly have any effect in society or even our understanding of the world. What this is, is a horror flick, complete with the urge to root for people who make dump choices and are subsequently punished by a logical universe and natural selection. As a horror flick, and one that suffers from not only bad science - I mean really, you think something from within can break the ice that sustains cometary bombardment? Absolutely not, in fact it is tens of km thick - but also from implausibility of plot, it utterly fails to generate any kind of emotional response beside irritation due to narrative choices mentioned in most other reviews. Not all bad however because M.Nyqvist delivers a solid performance as usual and his character provides the only redeeming turn in the plot, a low-key, highly professional and perhaps valiant effort which was exactly what he stood for in the entire movie, an effort though that the unimaginative director immediately counters, and quite effectively if I may say so, with the irrational subsequent action of Marinca's character, the idiot who thinks irony means coincidence. Avoid this if you seek something thought-provoking. P.S. comparing this to masterpieces like 2001 and Moon, or even Sunshine, is inexcusable.
Review of Europa Report
