Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Memorable, crazy movie

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

The pilot Jessica (Liv Tyler) arrives at the refueling Space Station 76 as the substitute for the former pilot Daniel to work with the alcoholic gay Captain Glenn (Patrick Wilson), who is depressed for missing Daniel. Jessica makes contact with the apparently friendly crew but actually befriends only the mechanic Ted (Matt Borner) and his sensitive seven year-old daughter Sunshine (Kylie Rogers). Ted's unfaithful wife Misty (Marisa Coughlan) is a paranoid Valium addicted woman that has a love affair with the wolf Steve (Jerry O'Connell), who is married to the selfish and neglecting mother Donna (Kali Rocha), and therapy with the robot Dr. Bot. The toxic and manipulative Misty becomes jealous of Jessica and poisons the mind of Sunshine with lies about about her new friend. During the Christmas party, Misty suggests they should play the truth game when secrets are exposed."Space Station 76" is one of those movies that does not work for at least two main reasons. First, the heavy hand of director Jack Plotnick that makes a film too dramatic for a dark comedy and too silly for a drama. The disappointing storyline is the second reason exploring themes like homosexuality, drug, alcohol and cigarette abuse, depression, loneliness, infidelity in a dramatic comedy (or shallow and silly drama). The style retro in the future is also weird and the film seems to be sponsored by the tobacco industry. The conclusion, when most of the relationships in Space Station 76 are destroyed and everybody is stranded in the station is absolutely ironic. The music score is the best and maybe unanimity in this film. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): "Sem Gravidade... Sem Cérebro" ("Without Gravity...Without Brain")

This film has a lot of elements going for it.The '70s theme is unique and enjoyable. Starting with a futuristic setting, but then infusing it with sights, sounds, and colors of the '70s, was a good move. It isn't a version of the future as envisioned by the media of the time. Rather, it simply is the 1970s... but in space. What few new technologies exist, are done in period style. It works.The casting is excellent. Patrick Wilson really steals the show though. The believability is there, and so is the comedic timing.Unfortunately, the end does not bring the sort of resolution you'd expect from a motion picture. In fact, it's downright disappointing. It feels more like the pilot to a TV series -- a potentially awesome TV series. A good film experience should leave you wanting more. But there's also a such thing as not enough, and this one falls into that latter category. There is way to much wasted opportunity and too many loose ends here.It doesn't feel complete on it's own. But should they feel like adding another installment, count me in.

Regular readers of my Internet Movie Database user comments will know that recently I saw a couple of comedies that I thought tried way too hard to generate laughs, namely with "shock" humor. While "Space Station 76" thankfully does not really go for raunchy humor, it has the opposite problem - it doesn't try hard enough. I will say that the movie has a nice soundtrack of golden oldies, and the entire package looks pretty good for what had to be a really low budget. The 1970s production design does generate a few chuckles, and there are other giggles scattered here and there. But the movie for the most part is really devoid of enough energy to be regularly hilarious. In fact, it is so low key that for long periods it almost comes across as a completely straight drama! And most of the various plot threads in the narrative are, for some strange reason, left unfinished at the very end. Despite these problems, the movie isn't particularly painful to sit through, though at the end of the movie you'll probably be asking yourself, "What was the point of all that?"

I consider myself a fairly 'typical' viewer. By which I mean that I tend to find myself agreeing with the professional critical consensus on a book, movie or film. (Rather than the popular one, which tends to get distorted by rabid fans on one side and equally rabid haters on the other end.) Personal mileage can vary of course, but it is rare that I find myself really enjoying something that – according to most critics – sucks. Space Station 76 is such a thing.The movie is a loving pastiche of scifi from the sixties and seventies, sporting some impressive retro styling and understated but modern special effects. It introduces us to the crew of the titular space station through the eyes of new arrival Jessica (Liv Tyler). A she will discover, the people on board have their share of issues. And Jessica has some of her own to add. Though the size of the station and the extras milling about in the background indicate that there is a large crew, the story focuses on just a few of them and makes them feel isolated and alienated. Some of their problems are timeless, such as cheating and the tribulations of parenthood, some have consciously been given a dated feel. Being gay is a shameful secret in this retro- future and emancipation is only just starting to be a thing. This is a future in which smoking around babies is no big deal and fashion shows are best viewed on stereoscopic slides with a cutting-edge plastic viewmaster.I can see how this movie would turn people off. It walks a fine line between being funny and being poignant, trying to engage your emotions while also going for the occasional cheap laugh. The cast is game, playing it mostly straight – even some of the more absurd bits – and going slightly camp when a moment calls for it. Like the space station itself, the story moves slowly and doesn't really end up getting anywhere surprising. You have to be fond of the kind of movies that Space Station 76 pokes fun at and you have to allow yourself to get enveloped by its weird mood and funky synth music. Seeing it in the dark on a big screen is definitely recommended. Fail to tune into its frequency and you will be left with a boring slog through phoney-looking sets that goes nowhere. The movie could have used more sting in its tale, but I couldn't help but be seduced by it.