‘Stowaway’ Review: Greenscreen Sci-Fi Channels ‘Gravity’ but Winds Up Lost in Space
Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticFrom the first three acts of “2001: A Space Odyssey” to Matt Damon stayin’ alive in “The Martian,” there’s a respectable strain of science fiction in which the science clearly matters more than the fiction. With no star wars to be fought or acid-breathing aliens to outwit, such movies prioritize possibility over fear, pushing boundaries and putting outer space within arm’s reach — perhaps none more than “Gravity” a few years back.That’s almost certainly the movie Joe Penna and Ryan Morrison had in mind when they wrote “Stowaway,” a reasonably plausible if snore-inducing Netflix thriller about an elite three-seat research mission to Mars jeopardized by the discovery of an unexpected passenger.