French astronaut Sarah Loreau (Eva Green) is training to go on a year long mission on the International Space Station. She faces resistance from team leader Mike Shannon (Matt Dillon). The divorced mother's biggest hurdle may be leaving behind her young daughter with needs.
It's an emotional drama of a mother trying to have it all. It's good although the quarantine threw me off. It's the breaking of the quarantine. I get the emotional climax of reuniting mother and child. In a way, it shows weakness which is a little awkward as if Mike's original perception is right. It's also possibly more compelling and emotionally more powerful for them to maintain the separation. It's a big cinematic move. It's a choice. It's not a wrong choice but it does not feel right for some reason. In its most basic level, this is a movie about a working mom struggling with working mom issues.
It's an emotional drama of a mother trying to have it all. It's good although the quarantine threw me off. It's the breaking of the quarantine. I get the emotional climax of reuniting mother and child. In a way, it shows weakness which is a little awkward as if Mike's original perception is right. It's also possibly more compelling and emotionally more powerful for them to maintain the separation. It's a big cinematic move. It's a choice. It's not a wrong choice but it does not feel right for some reason. In its most basic level, this is a movie about a working mom struggling with working mom issues.