While a lot of people criticize the script the actual problems in my opinion come from the story.
There are some nonsensical plotpoints in internal logic as well as in the science parts.
The script itself however is really good. You don't notice how long it is despite not much happening over the course of the movie, because it keeps you engaged throughout.
The acting comes off as slightly off but this could be a deliberate creative choice seeing what the subject matter is.
Where the movie really shines is how it deals with its topic. I doubt a single person would have expected things to go the way they do in the movie. All this completely without cheap twists and gotcha moments, just toying with audience expectations. Judging by some reviews a lot of people didn't appreciate that.
Or the nonstandard focuses of its scenes.
All in all the movie is entirely enjoyable as a regular sci-fi movie unlike many "alternative" and "artsy" takes on things. Nonetheless it is not your standard hollywood cliche-fest neither in its attitudes nor its cinematography.
There are some nonsensical plotpoints in internal logic as well as in the science parts.
The script itself however is really good. You don't notice how long it is despite not much happening over the course of the movie, because it keeps you engaged throughout.
The acting comes off as slightly off but this could be a deliberate creative choice seeing what the subject matter is.
Where the movie really shines is how it deals with its topic. I doubt a single person would have expected things to go the way they do in the movie. All this completely without cheap twists and gotcha moments, just toying with audience expectations. Judging by some reviews a lot of people didn't appreciate that.
Or the nonstandard focuses of its scenes.
All in all the movie is entirely enjoyable as a regular sci-fi movie unlike many "alternative" and "artsy" takes on things. Nonetheless it is not your standard hollywood cliche-fest neither in its attitudes nor its cinematography.