This is Carl Strathie's 7th film he's written and directed - all shorts, this being his first full length feature film.

This is not a big budget Hollywood blockbuster production, and thus I'll rate it accordingly as a low budget international film by a amateur film maker.

I will say that Steven Ogg's performance was excellent considered he lacked direction from a seasoned director.

The S/VFX although rudimentary, was actually decent with beautiful cinematography inside the capsule and of the sun.

The score was too loud and annoyingly excessive for the most part.

Carl Strathie's directing was really good, capturing some tense moments, but his writing is still stuck in the 'short film' mode. This film had overly extended scenes that dragged on way too long. The pacing was also way to slow. The length of 92 mins for this film needed to be edited down and sped up the pace to a maximum of 60-70 mins. Had this film been substantially edited down to a short film, it would have been a winner.

Nevertheless, still not bad for his first attempt, but could have been much better if Carl stuck to the directing, and passed his story onto a seasoned screenwriter who could have filled in the blanks.

Would I see it again? No. Would I recommend it? Only to die-hard sci-fi fans that have nothing better to watch on a Sunday afternoon. No worthy of all the 1/10 haters, and not even close to the fake 10/10's, but certainly worthy of a 6/10.

I've read the numerous 1 reviews and I don't get it. I rely on these reviews on what I'm going to watch and to see such a disparity from my views kind of bothers me. Anyway, on to the review. This is similar to the movie "Robinson Crusoe on Mars", a 1964 movie which has a 6.6 IMDb review. The premise of this movie (as in the other) is a man alone trying to survive. In each case, they find a "Friday" (in this one it is a voice on the radio). The protagonist has to overcome inner demons and outer malfunctions/dangers. This movie is not action packed but slowly builds to an "ending" that leaves you wondering what the real ending is (my least favorite way to end a movie). Never the less, it was a very good, enjoyable movie. Now, I'm kind of an old foggy and I do have the habit of knit picking movies (counting the bullets fired that a revolver can shoot) My career is in operating, supervising and teaching nuclear power plants. I understand all the technical inaccuracies in this movie. But I find them less egregious than a 7 shot 6 shooter. Watch the movie...I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Storyline, Script 1, the most important part and exciting part, the Accident that caused this, and how they got into the Escape Pod, got left on the cutting room (editing room) floor.

Kind of like making a movie about the HMS Titanic and NOT showing Events leading up to the Accident, and the Accident.

Science 2, Intensive Gravity of the Sun, plus the explosive force throwing the escape pod towards the Sun, means half the time of the entire movie.

Being a U.S. Military Officer trained and experienced Career Field Nuclear (Weapons) Physics and Physiology, Missiles, and some training with NASA, the amounts of Radiation as X Rays, Ultra Violet (UV), Gamma, Microwaves, would have roasted them inside the escape pod and Rescue Spacecraft long before the outside of the escape pod even heated up. The Earth 93,000,000 Miles away from the Sun. still must have the Magnetosphere to stop lethal exposure to Radiation from the Sun.

Entertainment Value, Action 4. Almost fell asleep numerous times. Movie could have been done in 15 minutes, real time, considering speed going to the Sun.

Solis.

This movie covers old ground in a new way. You can't help but feel for Holloway's desperation as his life pod hurtles thru space towards the sun. From the outset Holloway gives off an air of brashness but that literally dissolves as his plight becomes all too clear to him.

I found this movie to be a real 'slow burn' as the story progresses and grips with the voice of Alice Lowe being the glimmer of hope that underlines the despondency felt.

Yes this is low budget but the production values are very high and give that it's sci-fi, the story is so very 'human' that it negates the need for CGI on a blockbuster scale as that would distract from the narrative.

Solis. Well worth watching!

Some people too critical. It was a good film with some tense moments.

A terrible low budget badly acted movie. Don't waste your time

It's not that bad, not as bad as some of the reviews make out anyway. It's worth a watch

The total of 2 characters only one of which was on screen tells me they spent they're whole low budget on the space cgi. The capsule literally looks like a glowing tin can in most of the shots it's in. And then all that build up of the story only to not actually find out what happens at the end of it. Have to say I was taken in by the trailer but unfortunately you may as well just watch the trailer and end your experience there because you won't get much more satisfaction from watching the movie.

Well this an ok film, but it missed a whole bunch of tricks and twists- like what was being tested when the accident happened, what happened to the prototype sun suits mentioned at the beginning... They would have been handy at the end, and what was the true status of conditions aboard the Hathor. Why spend the whole time trying to speak to the commander when there was apparently nothing significant to say to him and finally, when connected home at last...( In the middle of a rescue manoeuvre really???) again apparently have nothing to say! The worst thing though is that there is no ending. The film builds to a rescue attempt and just stops in the middle of it! Yes the filming was good, effects great but insufficient story and lack of any kind of closure means that this is an hour 30min of my life I won't get back.

I had some hope for this film based on the trailer, however, I was disappointed and a bit angry that I was tricked into seeing this based on the trailer. Fact is the trailer was more entertaining then the actual film. The acting was weak, the script predictable, the filmography was lack-luster and ending typical. The effects were average but not good enough to save this disaster. This, like many of the the recent indy attempts, appears to be a student project that should get a "D".

Admittedly, I had no expectations to this movie and didn't even know what it was about. I saw that Steven Ogg was in it and thus decided to watch it. Well, the fact that it was a Sci-Fi movie also helped to sweeten the deal.

Right, well this movie was definitely different, I will say that much. It deviates from your everyday average movie in terms of it essentially being you following a single man - and his dead comrade - in a small space capsule as he is flung helplessly through space, heading straight for the sun. He is in radio contact with a woman whom is on her way to help him. And that is essentially the scope of the entire movie and the entire cast.

The special effects in "Solis" were good, and the storyline was actually interesting enough in concept, but it just wore a bit thin towards the end. I am not saying that this is a boring movie, because it was entertaining enough. But it is hardly the kind of movie that you will watch more than once.

Steven Ogg actually carries the movie phenomenally well with his solo on-screen performance, and he makes it worth sitting through the movie to the very end.

I was adequately entertained by the movie, although this is not a movie I will be revisiting to watch a second time. And while this is not your average Hollywood Sci-Fi run-of-the-mill movie, it does have some interesting aspects and moments, and it is likely that it will have a greater appeal to a niche group of Sci-Fi fans out there.

This film was a waste of 1hour 32minutes of my life. It's definitely low budget and it shows with extremely poor cgi. It was just a man in a space pod the entire time. It has no context of anything that had happened and ends abruptly not actually coming to any conclusion other than the fact you've watched something for nothing. Just don't bother.

The story was ok, if the ending were better....which it wasn't. No details, but the ending sucked a bag of a*sholes. The whole thing was ruined right from the start, by the utterly horrible sound team. How this made it to release without anyone noticing that the overpowering, excessively loud, nearly constant music was actually drowning out the lines from the actors and the ship computer. I couldn't take it....it was almost the entire movie, just drowning in that awful music.

Oh, and let's not forget the sheer amount of long, drawn out sequences of nothing....what the heck is that about? Just random shit on screen for like 3 minutes at a time, for no reason. The main actor wasn't bad, but he needs better direction. FAR better. Such as....when you look to your left and expect to see your coworker buddy and his face is half exploded, your reaction is not to brush it off as if it's no big thing. Hate to break it to you.

This movie had a tiny bit of potential for a while there, but then it went full Asylum and ended up sucking eggs the whole way through. It got two stars because it COULD have been good....maybe....if the people that made it were never here, and someone else made it. Anyone else.

The plot is too weak ..it was dragging till the end.. and I must say, this is a complete waste of time.

I hate that I didn't see the moment that the movie built me up for, i wanted to see him jump

Not going to tell anyone to watch it or not, in my opinion it was the most realistic ending as if he was survived it would have been like typical. Of course a bit dragged out but personally, I like movies like Interstellar, Gravity, Martian ... They all have different story so has this one. There were so many technical glitches also, hence wouldn't rate as Gravity or Interstellar. "I'm going home" was a very strong dialogue. It sums up everything.

If you want to watch a movie on the basis of the emotions on display and with the premise of surviving with a voice telling you to go on this is your movie, I don't care for how accurate the Sci Fi elements were, I'm more interested in the fiction and how well the actors portray their emotions. It was a great watch because it made me fight for survival with the lead and gave me hope with Commander Robert's guiding Holloway to not give up, here's to not giving up.

I was honestly astounded to see the poor reviews for this movie! I fear that the low scoring reviewers would be just as disrespectful to SK's 2001!

Ogg's performance was appropriate and realistic in my opinion, I also saw nothing wrong with any of the cgi and effects..... Some of the close up work of the Sun ☀ and solar flares were exceptional!

Watch the movie.... Make up your own mind ???? This isn't even the worst movie I've seen today........ The Predator takes that title!

All I can suggest is that this movie is NO WHERE near as bad as some reviewers are portraying. Maybe people were expecting car chases and cheesy one liners? Not sure ????

Lower budget - yes. Poor ending - you decide. Should have had the 'event' featured? - why? This is about Troy's bad day at work! Rubbish movie - no.

From the amazing soundtrack and great performance from both Steven Ogg and Alice Lowe, SOLIS is a Fantastic Film and enjoyed every minute of it!

Ignore what the Michael Bay fans are saying. This is a beautiful film. The people who have given it only 1 star know nothing about movies.

Steven Ogg is at his best in Solis. The tention in this film is driven by his acting. Genuinely had me glued to the screen. I can't imagine a more terrifying situation.

I don't wanna go politics on you all, but a British movie racing against the clock in order to come to a singular goal makes me think of a great loss of community.

Now, forget I said that. This is not a very British movie, and it's not sentimental, and it's not Hollywood, and even if the race against the clock is an ancient premise in any action movie, this is a spectacular "spanner in the wheel" kind of story that you may remember for a long time.

When you are young, you easily think you've seen it all - there aren't that many relevant plots in any genre and all of them have been told countless times over. But when the telling of the story, the big HOW to get from plot point to plot point begins to merge with actual knowledge all of the concepts in life giving value and causing loss, which can only be identified with, if your lived through them to survive and NOT have the things in your life be lost, OR if you in fact see yourself move on as they take a seat in memory only, such a story moves from being just a performance of glorious or inglorious actions and mistakes and accidents and blessings and luck to be a representation of the values of fragile existence.

Such is a good story. It may be singular or it may be complex, but judged on its own terms, if will make you feel less on your own with everything in your own life.

Such a movie is Solis. I find the acting to be right on the nose and in tune with the whole reason for what drives the character, which is so closely connected to the purpose of the movie that you have to trust the actor's portrayal. That he is not just acting against fate, but constantly struggling with what he has become. Every action and reaction has that at its center, and he fits the part perfectly. We do not see calm or surrender or despair or hope - we witness someone who is doing the calculation of "is life worth living" all the time. "Am I worthy of life?"

For more than the end part of the movie I was constantly just about to take myself out of its influence, but remained, at the edge of the seat, in order to give him then chance of redemption, if in any way possible. Reclaiming the honor he left behind.

I give it 9/10 - the last one I retain for 2-3 too misplaced pieces of dialogue in an otherwise very tight script.

I still cannot get over that its a British movie. Now, do better than Hollywood. Make more European sci-fi.

The main actor carry this movie by himself ad does a VERY good job doing so! Despite the low budget i was hooked by the great performance! Looking forward to see him in another flick. Recommended!

I hated this movie. The guy hesitates to speak and to react every chance he gets throughout the entire film. It made no sense for him to continue to stare at the sun when he knew it would harm him. Someone in his position and with his qualifications would not have made so many time-wasting mistakes.

Trevor is not on form here. This really is a masterclass in phoning it in.

The whole single person thing sometimes works as in Phonebooth or Buried but it's just tedious here. There's no real sense of tension as you don't believe Trevor is doing anything than simply reciting words he's remembered, not protraying a man on a collision course with death.

The strong, authorative female thing is also played out. Do what she says Trevor if you know what's best for you, especially if it's a posh sounding brit one.

Luckily I only watched this I browsed Ebay for a new car. I'd recommend trying to find a decent Alfa Romeo over watching this film.