Spaceman review – Adam Sandler is adrift in outer space with a comfort spider
Spaceman review – Adam Sandler is adrift in outer space with a comfort spider
In this surprisingly dull science fiction thriller, Sandler plays a lone astronaut dealing with the dissolution of his marriage with assistance from an eight-legged alien portrayed by Paul Dano.
In his role as astronaut Jakub, Adam Sandler delivers a torturous, restrained performance. For little over six months, Jakub has been traveling alone to explore a mysterious cosmic event. He left Lenka (Carey Mulligan), his pregnant wife, behind and is unprepared to deal with their marriage failing. Luckily, an extraterrestrial spider with Paul Dano-like communication skills and access to all information in the universe has hidden itself within the spacecraft and is prepared to provide Jakub with on-demand therapy sessions.
A nebulous ambient drifting plays through a flotation tank while Jakub drifts aimlessly toward an undefined form of enlightenment with his imaginary emotional support spider. The drab, depressingly lifeless execution of Spaceman belies its intriguingly odd concept.
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