Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Justina The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

midge56 This was the most boring, irritating, complete waste of time imaginable. The only reason I even bothered to look it up was because the movie suddenly ended without any explanation and without ever having a story. When I bought this DVD, I had no warning this was a TV pilot with a hanging ending which made no sense. I looked it up to see if I could get some kind of explanation as to what it was I had wasted all this time watching.I usually like Sci-Fi's. I had no idea this was a pilot for a series. The first time I tried to watch it, I turned it off as soon as they got to the rock star singing the 1960's Munsters TV theme song in Japanese. No Joke! I love Sci-Fi but I certainly didn't buy a space movie to watch civil war scenes and bad rock star concerts or a crew of immature, airhead, boring video game junkies or listen to their nonsensical ego-babbling into the video camera. These are not even decent actors. The females all slurred their words together.I finally tried to watch it a second time a couple years later; using the fast forward to get past those maddening irritations while I kept hoping that something sci-fi was going to show itself at some point when the plot became clear.Watching an entire crew of narcissistic morons who condescend and cast disparagement upon everything their fellow crew members say or experience is an X gen nightmare. Much of the show was more like watching a daily producers meeting behind the scenes at Fox. A network so bad, I deleted them from my TV menu 10 years ago.Even worse was the male crewmembers crass, insensitive, smarta$$ attitude toward 2 female crew members who had been viciously attacked during their virtual reality... especially when it was clear that someone on the ship was hacking the system to use it as a weapon to brutalize their fellow crew members yet they were so totally oblivious they refused to look into the issue or even take it seriously... nor did the males who were attacked bother to speak up to alert the others... instead they joined in the condescending and the total lack of compassion toward the females over this violent assault issue which was extremely disturbing for the viewers because this has been an IRL problem with victims of real attacks. No one wants to put up with a TV show which thinks it is OK to make a joke out of someone being violated. We were also forced to endure the psychological unfitness of this crew for space with their issues of dead children, lost pregnancies & doctors office visits; plus ego programs and how the male crew members actually got off on being killed in their virtual reality encounters which empowered them when off the VR system. Truly bad screen writing and dialogue. The worst casting imaginable. Then there was the mental melt down of the jerk of a captain who they mercifully did away with and then just stopped the show without any closure or sense... forcing us to look up this movie to find some sense out of this complete farce. Clearly not recommended for anyone with an IQ above 60. I suspect some of these "fans" are mostly under the age of 12 or associated with someone involved in the original project.Who would go into an airlock without being fully outfitted, even just to get a tool? Who would ever take a chance of any kind in an airlock? Also, what kind of person would think it was OK to make jokes and condescending comments while someone is trapped inside an airlock? Not to mention the fact that the writer and director seemed to be clueless that there is NO inertia or G force or hull stress or turbulence in weightless space once you are outside of the gravitational pull... not even with a rotating spaceship for internal artificial gravity. Not to mention a space crew depending on a clueless computer that cannot answer any questions about who was in your quarters or follow instructions such as "close" door? Nor did anyone seem interested in diagnosing the computer and virtual reality system for the cause of the failures. They were all too busy focusing on their own entertainment to be concerned. And why would anyone who was violently violated on a virtual reality go back in again? This wasn't a SPACE drama. It was a VIDEO GAME series.This is the one rare time that FOX actually did the right thing by not picking up this series. The true surprise is why anyone would waste money for the production of this pilot in the first place.

theater_film_com When I think of shows like "Outcasts"(2010) - which probably had an even remotely interesting moment only every fourth episode and got an entire season to deliver more of this boredom, I just can't believe "Virtuality" didn't even get the chance of a first season! The story is more than just believable - it's compelling and it sucked me in; the cast is awesome; the dialogues are well written; if you're a fan of "BSG" or "Caprica" you know what to expect in terms of acting, camera work and directing. This show could probably be even capable of delivering the "next big thing" after BSG. Its all there - too bad its always a ratings game in this business. A show sometimes needs some time to get started. This one performed kind of a kick-start and got pulled off at top speed.Even though its just a pilot for a show that never got picked up - this pilot is definitely worth a look and can be considered a movie with an opened end.(Sorry if my English is not perfect, I'm German)

dmstokes73 There is a quirk in the virtual reality simulation system of a long duration space craft which seems to be attacking the crew. This is a sci-fi with quality production values and a solid cast but it never gets where it needs to go. There is a lot of time developing the characters and scene setting but the story arc is utterly incomplete. I think some of the other reviews have mentioned that this was supposed to act as a pilot for a TV series that never got picked up and it really feels that way because nothing gets resolved. There is a bunch of questions on the table at the end but no resolution, which is immensely frustrating.This is nice to watch and not badly acted but in the end leaves a very sour taste for the incompleteness and lack of resolution.

ebdanger Obviously if you care enough to do both of those things, then it doesn't matter if you like it or not, just that you DID watch it. A good TV show does not require millions of people that love the show. A good TV show requires millions of people that WATCH the TV show. It's all about whether people watch or not, that's where the ad revenue comes from. As for Mr. Snippity "What I would do if I was going to send out astronauts" Guy:'1 Make sure all of them are capable of walking. 2 Make sure none of them want to kill themselves. 3 Make sure none of them have dead children. 4 Make sure none of them are having an affair. 5 Make sure none of them are argumentitive. 6 Make sure whoever cooks is actuallyany good at it. 7 Make sure any of them are likable. 8 Make sure none of them have mental issues that come with having been raped. 9 Make sure none of them have Parkinsons.'Obviously you didn't watch the show--the entire point is that it is sponsored by a company who is sending these people out and putting them through this stuff for RATINGS. To make MONEY. People who are good at everything, who are completely normal, healthy, and good natured, and who have never had anything bad happen to them? They don't make for interesting characters. People who have conflict are interesting--which they actually bring up IN the show. Good job, sir, you have made a fool of yourself.