If the sun dies, so do we.

I was a little bit edgy about watching Sunshine, the film that tells the story of a crew of people who are on a mission to re-ignite the sun.
Finally I watched it because I knew that Cillian Murphy can give a pretty decent performance and I can't say I was disappointed.
I really don't like the typical Deep Impact - Armageddon types of films because they always end the same; with a bitter sweet taste. Elijah Wood doesn't die, while Bruce Willis does. Wow, sorry to spoil all the fun you would have had watching the inevitable stories. But Sunshine intrigued me because it starts out in space, so the whole dramatic saying goodbye thing never happens.

The story is this: the sun is dying out, so they send a crew of people to restart the sun with a bomb the size of Brooklyn. This is the second mission to go out and try it, because the first failed for inexplicable reasons. They run into the first ship and investigate why they failed. Problems occur causing a few people to die and they pick up an unexpected guest.Can't say more. It's pretty exciting, a bit depressing at parts.

It's a good watch, it's sad, but it doesn't play too much on the heart strings like other directors like to, which is a relief sometimes.
The film has been directed by Britain's very own Danny Boyle, and a great performance is given by Cliff Curtis. Also recognised are Mark Strong and Chris Evans, who give great performances. This movie also has excellent effect shots of namely the sun...

Overall, a 7/10

America's Most Wanted

I watched Public enemies just yesterday while trying to work.
I enjoyed this film for tow main reasons: Christian Bale and Johnny Depp. These are both very talented actors playing the good cop and the good bad guy respectively. This film however, was nothing Oscar-worthy.
I read some of the forums on this and people complained about the quality of the cinematography. I think what people don't understand is that the live quality of the filming was done to make the audience feel like they were in the story, as it becomes more realistic.
I have to admit, I was a little thrown by this when I started watching it because usually only some low-level indies use this type of filming. I think that this made the film stand out to me that the cinematographer would make a choice like that. It seems pretty daring.
Also, some people complained about the use of lighting, that often characters were covered in darkness or that the light was so bright the the camera was blinded. People honestly act as though it was a mistake that people didn't notice until too late. The use of lighting would be what I call 'artistic' and I think that people were expecting more conventional cinematography in this film because of its blockbuster status.
Both the lead characters, Melvin Purvis and John Dillinger, are made to look like heroes, even though they are enemies on opposite teams. Purvis is trying to capture and execute Dillinger, meanwhile both those characters seem like the only ones who put some value on life. They're likeable and endearing in the way they both deal with Dillinger's girlfriend, played by Marion Cotillard.
I guess the characters aren't really well fleshed out, but because of the action in this film, there isn't much time for it.
Overall, I would encourage people to watch this film, but it wasn't a spectacular unconventional movie.
I would give it a 6.5/10, mostly because the acting was good and the whole style was well done.