Regarding Passengers, what's the deal?
Jennifer Lawrence as Aurora Lane, a passenger on a spacecraft headed to a new planet, in the 2016 science fiction film Passengers. A failure causes her to wake 90 years early; Chris Pratt's character, Jim Preston, likewise wakes up to keep her company. The catch is that Jim wakes Aurora on purpose, therefore making a major ethical choice regarding her future. Though visually striking, the film received mixed reviews and some people thought the plot was a little, well, dubious.
Why had Adele cautioned Jennifer Lawrence?
Adele was speaking from knowledge! Jennifer Lawrence claimed Adele told her "This is going to be a nightmare" after feeling positive about the film. Though the film was a huge budget production, Adele seems to have sense that would not be the critical darling everyone hoped for. Although it wasn't a total catastrophe, neither did it set the box office on fire.
The movie's performance was what?
Given the movie's budget, Passengers raked in at the box office around $300 million—not bad. On both a financial and a critical level, it fell short of the expectations people had for it nevertheless. While some viewers found the plot and ethical conundrum was a bit too much, others appreciated the idea and the visual effects of the film.
What opinions of Passengers did critics have?
Regarding Passengers, critics were somewhat divided. Jennifer Lawrence's and Chris Pratt's performances as well as the visual effects of the film delighted several individuals. Many others, however, believed that the ethical conundrum the film presented was a bit contrived and that its premise was overly far-fetched. It most certainly wasn't a critical darling. Given some claims it was "boring" and "uneven," one might safely argue it wasn't a critical success.
Jennifer Lawrence's attitude about Passengers?
Passengers was a "difficult" film to make, according to Jennifer Lawrence, and she had some doubts over its plot. She seemed to be not really fond of the film either. She said to "didn't love the movie" and to "don't feel great" about it.
What should one learn?
Passengers did not approach the heights of the accomplishments Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt had attained, even if it was not a critical or financial disaster. Adele's instinct on the film was obviously exactly correct. Sometimes those gut feelings are just marginally better than the real film.
