"Your loneliness intrigues me."
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Co-starring Carey Mulligan as Sandler's estranged, pregnant wife back home, Kunal Nayyar as his main contact, and Paul Dano as the soft-spoken voice of an giant talking spider, the spare film uses its isolation to contemplate disparate ideas of our own existence. Adapted by screenwriter Colby Day, the stripped-down story emphasizes the sense of physical distance between Sandler's Jakub, who has been by himself for nearly two-hundred days, and everyone he left behind.
Despite a compelling dramatic performance from Sandler in fine form and taking the material very seriously, Spaceman fails to truly come together into a singular worthwhile effort. Its scattered nature as a melancholic science-fiction character piece feels thin throughout, even with the thoughtful artistry on display. Things never rise above anything much more than a contained tale about a sad and stranded astronaut pondering his life and fate.
Spaceman is available to stream on Netflix.
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