I saw Sunshine in the theater last week. It's not the kind of film that comes along everyday. Science fiction with a hard science premise, painstaking characterization and a unique look. Directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting and 28 Days Later) with a screenplay from Alex Garland (The Beach, the screenplay for 28 Days Later and *maybe* coming soon to a theater near you...the screenplay for the Halo movie!), Sunshine is an ambitious film about humanity and sanity..under extreme circumstances.
I loved it! Even the sunshine-zombie-zealot captain of the Icarus I (whom most critics find an unnecessary detour).
Synopsis from the website:
"It is the year 2057, the Sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth's last hope lies with the Icarus II, a spacecraft with a crew of eight men and women led by Captain Kaneda. Their mission: to deliver a nuclear device designed to reignite our fading sun.
Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, the crew hear a distress beacon from the Icarus I, which disappeared on the same mission seven years earlier. A terrible accident throws their mission into jeopardy and soon the crew find themselves fighting not only for their lives and their sanity, but for the future of us all..."