Pandorum (2009)

"Tanis Population: 1214 (count me in!)"

An astronaut named Cpl. Bower awoke from a deep slumber with no clue on when or where he is. He is soon assisted by an officer named Lt. Payton.

Together they find themselves in a ship without power, they must help each other to see what happened before they were in hibernation and unlock the secrets of their mission...

Bower initiated to take the vents to access the other side of the ship as Payton guides him through the available system in the control bay. Inadvertedly, Bower starts to unravel what's inside the ship and found additional survivors to help him activate the Nuclear reactor.

Though Payton seemingly looks in the other side of the fence, he finds himself hallucinating and the effects of Pandorum is starting to take over him. This is where all hell breaks loose, to add more to the paranoia, mutated humans take their stand to survive of what was left of the ships survivors.

The film is sci-fi at its pinnacle, mixed with horror and space exploration, it is something that humanity would be in the next century, discovering new worlds would not only delve into finding life but also what is unknown, what is out there can be more than meets the eye!

Dennis Quaid gave a remarkable performance, was elated that he outdid himself from the military movie that was mediocre. He is more of the protagonist in films but here, I was able to foresee the villain in him once the younger self wore the uniform.

Ben Foster on the other hand has been one of my favourites in portraying a villain in films and being a good guy once in a while can go a long way. This actor will go places with his performance, all that emotion and starkness in his persona makes him an actor of his generation.

The supporting cast did their part well, especially with Antje Traue, she hails from Germany in which the film was shot as well.

These kinds of films are stereotyped, like the zombies, the vampire films but it did not matter to me, this was done with lucidity and brilliant choreography!

The plot is great! not knowing what’s happening makes the film more interesting to watch, the production team did a great atmosphere on the set, with great visual effects and Director Christian Alvart, all did a wonderful job!