The film has only been remembered through a quiet appreciation of it that has grown over the years.
Other actors considered for the role included Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise.
Would they have been able to keep us interested throughout with their charisma?
Wondering how on earth he got to that stage drives the narrative and provides all the tension we need.
The film wriggles around its own predicament, even as Franco wriggles under his rock.
She is a woman on a mission to find some way to escape her own despair.
Its just as tense as watching someone trying to escape death.
Its a brave and brilliant film.
Moon(2009) came at the same issue from an entirely different direction.
The film utilised music, disco tracks in particular, to provide drive.
And many directors choose not to attempt it.
