![]() ![]() There’s a good use of silence during bites of dialogue and deep, dread-inducing instrumental tracks at appropriate moments throughout the film. It’s a shame too as Orbiter 9 is technically very well put together. Without giving too much away, Orbiter 9 loses a lot of momentum after this surprising reveal and never really recovers after, despite the well written ending. What follows is a film that picks up in pace and drops focus jumping from action, to thriller to elements of romance and back again with reckless abandon. As the two grow closer together, the plot changes thanks to one of Orbiter 9’s plot twists. The story begins with Helena ( Clara Lago), a young, isolated woman on board a spaceship who finds her life turned upside down when an engineer, Alex ( Álex González), boards and begins fixing the dwindling oxygen supply. Unfortunately, Orbiter 9 suffers from a lack of purpose, lost in a myriad of wildly inconsistent ideas and an unfocused plot lacking well written characters and a consistent tone. This is certainly one that’s likely to divide opinion as some well written twists and thought provocative ideas are sure to resonate with a lot of people. ![]() Spanish sci-fi thriller Orbiter 9 has all the ingredients to be a really good, memorable film. Good Plot Twists Overshadowed By Poor Characterisation ![]()
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