Lucy in the Sky

Hawley articulates Lucy's mental breakdown as if running through an uninspired checklist of bourgeois female suffering that he hopes will compensate for a lack of character building.

A film I enjoyed far more than I thought I would.

It's proper acting, from one of the modern greats.

Portman gives her all, but she out-classes this rather pedestrian telling of a story of stratospheric levels of obsession and ambition.

By failing to find the solid ground in [Lisa] Nowak's story, Lucy in the Sky leaves us stranded in the stars.

An interesting take on the transformative nature of space travel and its effects on those who experience it. Sadly though, there isn't enough here in the way of a plot, or much else really, to warrant the film's excessive two hour running time.

Natalie Portman puts in a strong, committed performance and offers an interesting perspective of a smart, competent woman who suffers from a mental breakdown. However, it's not enough to elevate a weak script and tonally uneven direction.

I enjoyed its inconsistent but witty digressions. Sometimes, the right type of prose elevates the turmoil of shoddy romance, too prosaic to encounter through poetic means.

Natalie Portman's talents are put to waste in this hapless story of an astronaut losing herself as she returns back to earth.

An oversimplified look at mental illness that never takes flight.