Passengers 2016

PLOT

The starship Avalon is transporting over 5,000 colonists to the planet Homestead II, a journey that takes 120 years. The colonists are in hibernation pods, but a malfunction awakens one passenger, mechanical engineer Jim Preston (Chris Pratt), 90 years early.

After a year of isolation with only Arthur (Michael Sheen), a robot bartender, for company, an increasingly despondent Jim notices beautiful Aurora Lane (Jennifer Lawrence) in one of the pods. Her video profile reveals a humorous personality and that she is a writer. Jim struggles over the morality of awakening Aurora for companionship but eventually manually revives her. Initially, Jim tells Aurora that her early awakening was a pod malfunction like his. Aurora, devastated that she may grow old and die before the ship reaches Homestead II, attempts a fruitless effort at re-entering hibernation, just as Jim once tried and failed to do. She comes to accept her situation and begins writing a book about her experiences. Jim and Aurora grow closer, becoming lovers.

A year after Aurora's awakening, Arthur unintentionally discloses Jim's responsibility for her predicament. Aurora is distraught, alternately berating, shunning, and physically attacking Jim. Soon after, however, another pod failure awakens Gus (Laurence Fishburne), a Chief Deck Officer. The three discover multiple failures in the ship's systems due to a failed component overloading other components. Gus attempts repairs with Jim and Aurora's help, while Aurora still blames Jim for stealing her life, claiming it is tantamount to murder. Gus' repair efforts are hindered by sickness, and medical tests in the Autodoc, an automated medical diagnostics and treatment pod, show that his own pod's malfunctioning life support has fatally sickened him. Before dying, he gives Jim and Aurora his I.D. badge to access crew areas and repair the ship, which is experiencing more severe failures daily.

The two trace a colliding asteroid's path through the ship's hull from two years earlier that damaged the computer administering the reactor. Fixing the computer leads to further reactor damage. Jim realizes he must vent a fusion reactor by opening an outer vent hatch. Aurora assists Jim while admitting she is terrified of losing him and living on the ship alone. Aurora, from inside the ship, and Jim, outside it, successfully vent the reactor. However, Jim's tether breaks loose and his damaged spacesuit is quickly losing oxygen. Aurora retrieves the unconscious Jim and resuscitates him using the Autodoc. Jim later learns he can re-hibernate Aurora in the Autodoc. When he offers, she realizes she would never see him again.

Eighty-eight years later, the ship's passengers and crew awaken shortly before arrival on Homestead II. They discover vegetation and domestic animals in the ship's concourse area. Aurora's completed book is found, and it is revealed that she chose to stay awake with Jim and finish writing her story.

RATINGS

IMDb- 7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes- 32%

My Reviewal- 3.3/5