“She just kicked.”

From Voyagers.

As extinction draws closer, Earth’s scientists find a planet that can sustain human life.  However, it proves impossible to find volunteers willing to leave everything behind to live out the rest of their lives in space on the 86-years journey. The scientists decide to raise and train the crew from fertilization to launch.  Richard (Colin Farrell) leads the training program for the thirty-person crew, managing their education and training.  Richard decides to join the children’s mission to both protect them and move up the launch, and things go well until ten years into their space mission.  Now in their late teens, the kids are well-regimented, focused members of the crew.  However, when Christopher (Tye Sheridan) and Zac (Fionn Whitehead) discover that they are being drugged with senses-limiting drink called Blue, they decide to secretly stop taking it.  The uninhibited Zac tries to show his his strong feelings for Sela (Lily-Rose Depp), Richard confronts the boy before taking Christopher on a trip outside to repair the communication system.  A mysterious attack leaves Richard dead and Christopher voted in as new chief officer, and Zac begins telling the rest of the crew (including Chanté Adams, Madison Hu, Archie Madekwe, Viveik Kalra, Wern Lee, Archie Renaux, Quintessa Swindell, Isaac Hempstead Wright) to stop drinking Blue.  While Christopher and Sela try to keep the focus on repairing the ship, Zac quickly uses the first-time freedom, the fear of an alien, and an abandonment of future preparations to lead a mutiny against Christopher.  The crew quickly spirals out of control, ignoring their jobs, eating regardless of rationing, becoming more passionate, and fighting easily.  When Zac shifts from seeking control to obliterating those that oppose him, Christopher and Sela quickly become hunted as they search for a way to escape the ship’s dangers.  

This sci-fi drama thriller is filled with pulse-pounding conflict and impressive sets that enhance the character struggles.  The young cast is talented and the breakdown of the highly ordered life into the Lord of the Flies-type chaos is captivating, especially when Depp and Sheridan stand alone in opposition.  Voyagers will have viewers on the edge-of-the-seat until the credits roll and is a must-see for any sci-fi fan.

| Rated: PG-13| Running Time: 110 minutes |Genre: sci-fi/thriller |

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 1 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 2 of 10|Gore: 5 of 10

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