Aniara

Magnet Releasing | Release Date: May 17, 2019

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 25 Ratings

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TomHugJun 11, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this film can't decide what it wants to be, a message film about earth, an eerie isolation-in-space drama in the manner of 2001 and Silent Running, or a film about the terrors of existential dread. As a result, it never hits squarely among any of these targets. There's some good acting (the Astronomer) and some horrible acting (the Captain). The ending seems rushed, especially considering the pace of the preceding film, and the fact that it occurs 5,981,407 years after the opening scene. The sex scenes seemed kind of rote and out of step with the remainder of the movie, like they might have been dropped in more for base appeal than to move the story along. The story is potentially intriguing, but frequently changes gears from one mode to the other so abruptly that no momentum or arch is achieved. Good potential in a somewhat clumsy and inconsistent package.… Expand

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Brent_MarchantJul 20, 2020

This ambitious existential sci-fi offering, based on a Swedish poem of the same name, makes a valiant attempt at transcending the content, substance and style typically associated with other films of the genre. However, due to anThis ambitious existential sci-fi offering, based on a Swedish poem of the same name, makes a valiant attempt at transcending the content, substance and style typically associated with other films of the genre. However, due to an underdeveloped script, an overreliance on viewer knowledge of the source material, more even pacing and a need for some judicious editing, the picture never quite rises to the greatness it might have been truly capable of. The film's impeccable production design and special effects and fine performances are augmented by nods to a variety of other sci-fi works, including "Solaris," "Gravity," "Passengers" and "Battlestar Gallactica," as well as allusions to "Midsommar" and various tales of hopelessly adrift seafarers. Its prolific references to matters religious, spiritual, metaphysical and sociopolitical pepper the story, sometimes effectively, sometimes not so much, resulting in a grab bag of enlightenment, frustration and assorted enigmas. In an age where our own world is seemingly being turned upside-down, the insights of this story -- had they been better developed -- could have been a godsend to a weary population, providing us all with a new, clearer understanding of where we're at and where we're headed. But, unfortunately, "Aniara" comes up short of achieving that goal -- and at a time when we could have used it most.… Expand

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Mauro_LanariNov 9, 2020

(Mauro Lanari)
The allegory is all too clear and the drama is painfully missing.

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TomMondayAug 12, 2023

Imagine Red Dwarf but not funny. An admirable “hard sci-fi” pic, this visually arresting film is a depressing slog. Sadly, the little details let down the more intriguing aspects of the narrative – the captain’s beard is laughably fake, andImagine Red Dwarf but not funny. An admirable “hard sci-fi” pic, this visually arresting film is a depressing slog. Sadly, the little details let down the more intriguing aspects of the narrative – the captain’s beard is laughably fake, and the low budget can’t quite create the atmosphere needed for the dread generated by the premise.… Expand

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