Wonderful character development!

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

As anyone who has watched enough television would know, pilots are always a mixed bag. Some pilots are great, some are bad, and some are just plain odd. However, very few are as fascinating as Virtuality. Produced by Battlestar Gallatica showrunner Ronald D. Moore and directed by the sometimes great Peter Berg, Virtuality was made in 2009 as a potential series for the Fox Network. For reasons that are unknown, Fox made the decision to not pick the show up for a series but still aired what was done as a pilot movie. It was later released on DVD with no bonus features or any indication of what the future of the series held. Having watched the DVD for the first time tonight, I was amazed at just how well thought out and realized the production was for a pilot. Despite obvious loose ends, this is something that could have been re-worked as either a mini-series or television series. I don't know what the budget was for the pilot, but there was nothing about the pilot that looked cheap. The special effects, set design, and cinematography all looked as good, if not better, than most feature films released by major studios. This is clearly the best thing Peter Berg has ever directed, about on par with Very Bad Things. Although certainly not a dark comedy like Very Bad Things was, Virtuality also focuses on the dark side of human nature and does it well without seeming preachy or overly philosophical. In the beginning, the idea that entire ship is being recorded for a reality television show is pushed a bit too hard. The reality television set up could have been done in a minute instead of five to ten minutes, but the idea that reality television is exploitive and brings out the worst in people is handled with a lot more subtly than one might expect. If I had to guess, the commentary on reality television probably alienated Fox, the network that has aired some of the most notorious reality shows of all time which led to the decision not to produce Virtuality as a series. As it stands, Virtuality remains one of the best pilots of the past decade, a visually impressive and smart science fiction gem that will likely develop a small cult following one day. 8/10

I have one question. You are putting together the first interstellar mission. A mission whose success literally carries the fate of the entire Earth. This mission will put 10 people together in essential isolation, for a period of 10+ years. Given all these considerations, why would you choose 10 of the most immature, unstable, social outcasts that you could possibly find? Beyond that, this movie is an excellent choice, if you want to catch up on your sleep. I kept waiting for something to actually happen, and just about the time it finally started to get interesting, the final credits appeared.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. There were elements of unpredictability related to the characters, their development and their interaction that brought a dynamic and a tension to the film that maintained my heightened level of interest. I enjoyed the spartan environment on the Phaeton. It conjured up memories of 2001 A Space Odyssey. I want this series to continue. There are of course - unresolved matters as yet to be dealt with.If there's any way that the captain can be credibly resurrected without injecting smarminess into the storyline it would maintain a character in the continuing series that is especially likable and intriguing. His illicit virtual relationship with the ship's shrink's wife adds additional spice to the development of the series...assuming this becomes one. I genuinely hope that Fox or the SciFi network picks this up.Well done!

I thought that the characters were very well developed--though a cheesy plot, the story more or less centers itself around peer interaction. The "mockumentary" type interviews are scripted amazingly. The only issue that I find is in killing off the commander right away. He's the character that you develop the most interest for, and can relate to. But in this first episode he dies, leaving out 75% of the psychoticness that this title intended to portray. Assuming, however, that this is the only episode EVER, then killing off the commander doesn't really matter. His death brings very little to that "edge of your seat" feeling and, more or less, alludes to the fact everyone on that ship is now screwed. nothing more to add