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Summary Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling from this, the astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary.
Directed By: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Written By: Nick Shafir
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 35 m
- 2024
- R
- Bleecker Street Media
- 1 h 35 m
I.S.S.
52
4.6
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Summary Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling from this, the astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary.
Directed By: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Written By: Nick Shafir
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
52
34% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
63% Mixed
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
52
34% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
63% Mixed
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
I.S.S. doesn’t disappoint but neither does it go above or beyond what one might reasonably expect based on the trailer.
While the landing isn’t as smooth as might be hoped for after the exemplary first act, neither does I.S.S. burn up on reentry.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 User Ratings
4.6
18% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
61% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
21% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 28 User Ratings
4.6
18% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
61% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
21% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
With all the Russian jibber-jabber it would’ve been nice to get some English captions?? I think to call this an “action” or even a “thriller” would be stretching it just a tad! I think some of the exhausting dialogue prevented this film from finding its footing, but it wasn’t too bad overall. This was more of a drama, in my humble opinion.
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IN A NUTSHELL:
The film was directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. Writing credits go to Nick Shafir. Already, the film has won the 2023 SA & WA Gold Award by the Australian Cinematographers Society and Grand Special Prize nominee at the Deauville Film Festival.
THINGS I LIKED:
Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose is so hot right now and the studios are rushing to take advantage of her popularity and talent. I loved her in the two musicals West Side Story and Prom, but wasn’t expecting her to show up next in a space movie! What I did expect her to do was a great job and she did.
The rest of the ensemble cast includes Chris Messina, Pilou Asbaek, John Gallagher Jr., Costa Ronin, and Maria Mashkova.
I’ve always thought it would be really fun to act in a space movie where I would get to float around in zero gravity.
I’m always impressed with the filming done in small, claustrophobic spaces.
The story idea is intriguing.
THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:
War breaks out on earth so quickly that we don’t have much time to get to know each of the characters.
There are some plot holes that make viewing a bit frustrating at times.
The ending is a bit ambiguous and didn’t make much sense.
I wish the film took more time to explore the moral dilemmas and character motivation.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
Kids will be bored. So will some adults.
One of the characters admits she’s a lesbian.
There is some reading viewers have to see quickly.
Murders
Talk of war on Earth
We see some violence and blood
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Set on the International Space Station, the movie “I.S.S.” is a modest but satisfyingly suspenseful thriller whose central conflict between the six members of the station’s half-American, half-Russian crew is precipitated by a decidedly earthbound crisis.
Despite the impossible stakes of their situation, the crew’s acts of backstabbing and self-sabotage feel curiously lifeless, bogged down by a completely unnecessary instance of on-the-job romance that comically comes out of nowhere. Though, in fairness, the ensemble gives it their all with committed performances.
It’s an intriguing premise that “I.S.S.” can’t translate into a coherent thriller.
A movie so dumb that it has tricked itself into thinking it is smart enough to be self-knowingly stupid, the new astronaut thriller, I.S.S., is a true waste of inner and outer space.
It stretches credulity, as well as our patience.
I.S.S. has an excellent idea. Good use of contemporary time hot matters. But cannot create necessary action inside a claustrophobic area. It should have been a much more bloody, impactful, and hide-and-seek style non-stop dynamic. Life (2017) is the best example of this.
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In case you weren't aware, the title stands for the International Space Station. In this sci-fi thriller it's occupied by 3 Americans and 3 Russians working in scientific harmony until something horrible happens back on Earth. Both sides are instructed to take control of the station no matter what. This sets up the tension, which starts to develop pretty well. However, halfway thru things start to be more about paranoia and intense discussion and less about thrills. There are some apprehensive moments, but ultimately it doesn't live up to its menacing potential.
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I didn't hate it, largely because I didn't expect it to be good (from the trailers). Metacritic's Score confirmed not to expect much.
it wasn't dumb enough to elicit anger; it didn't elicit much of anything.
It didn't pull the arbitrary "random contradictory 'science'" to drive the plot other than to set up an initial countdown. The questionable plot choices were driven by human decisions, which were not beyond question, but weren't ridiculous.
It was just... mundane.
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Yea what’s more fake this movie or the actual “ISS”. Least the movie doesn’t have weird anomalies that can be explained.
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I'm giving it zero for making such garbage, zero for the idea of making this story into a movie.
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