Taunt, well made sci fi flick that really spanks alog – Val Guest could be an excellent director and this is one of his best films. It’s got this great newspaper atmosphere with it's sweaty faces, boozy journos, cramped offices – I wouldn’t be surprised to find the editor was a real editor (I googled him - he was). Edward Judd is an engaging hero (very modern - alcoholic single dad), even if he's mostly reactive - the one thing he does is get a scoop on what's going on. Oh, and he has a sexy relationship with hot Janet Munro - often wearing only a towel and nude under a sheet, which was racy for the time (and her a Disney starlet, too). The descent of the world to possible annihilation is well conveyed - the heat, looting (perhaps the partying by the young folk is a little OTT). Surely Alex Garland had this in mind when writing Sunshine? The dialogue is terrific - slangy, fast paced, like the best Hollywood newspaper films. Leo McKern is good value as a journo.
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