As anyone who has seen it can attest to, the level of technical achievement is astonishing...the visual immersion, continuous shots, sound, detail, editing...all combine to create an awe-inspiring and unsurpassed technical tour de force...but as we all know, technical achievement alone isn't what makes a masterpiece. There needs to be emotional resonance and that's where Gravity falls woefully short. The script was shockingly weak, Clooney was a ham (RDJ would have been perfect), and all the emotional attempts fell completely flat.

Still an incredible feat of technical filmmaking but lacking the content required to propel it into the stratosphere.

Edit: Saw it in 3D at a true IMAX....cannot recommend that combination enough.