This movie is based on the book of the same name. The book was written by Andy Weir. It is about a high school science teacher (Ryan Gosling) who is sent to space. He is the only survivor of the three man crew. His sleep condition has caused amnesia, but he is much further into space than he realizes on a desperate journey to see if they can figure out why the sun is dying and how to fix it.
The movie starts very cerebral, and I felt very slow. However when he meets an alien things pick up greatly. This is Rocky (voiced by James Ortiz). Turns out the movie is more about the relationship between the teacher and the alien than it is about the sun. Sandra Hüller plays the project leader who forced the school teacher to go on the journey.
Very intriguing plot after it got going. The theme of living with others who are different was also very good. There is an interesting twist in the end which I won't give away.
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