Big things have small beginnings...

Now THAT is how I want my sci fi! THAT is how you maximise a budget!

With a premise utterly wedged in accessible scientific intrigue and clear inspiration from the likes of the phenomenal Contact, this is sci fi with an enormous heart that deserves to be seen by millions. Sure, the acting is hammy at times and various twists and turns are signposted from the off, but the sheer watch-ability of it helped by its fantastic pacing and score makes this one of my films of the year. Honestly if you like stories of the little people doing huge things, find the time to see it.

Three men listen to outer space,
Getting lost in one particular case.
But the boys will rally,
With British Adam Pally,
Hoping to represent the human race.

A micro budget indie gem of a sci-fi flick that's full of heart. It's obviously that everyone involved had a great time producing this. Could have used a bit of editing down, which would have maintained the tension a little better, but was well worth the watch. Can I join the Astro-Nuts, too?

Massively boring. Badly edited and overlong. Congrats you have a red gel and a green gel. That doesn't make it a movie.

Can we dial it back just a little guys??? I mean everything. If it wasnt an indie film I would think this is the best science fiction parody of all time. Too much soap opera dialogue, too much score, too many oh merrrr geeerrd reaction shots. The last 10 minutes was so cringy my body ached after.... and the hats! HAHAHAHA ooooh the hats! Haaaahahahaaaa.... stunning, stunning piece of indie history. God bless!

I took what I learned from Contact and applied it here. This micro-budget sci-fi was a real treat. It stays close to the science, more so than most, but still delivers this at the fraction of the cost of more notable projects.
The acting is very strong throughout and the script is, for the most part, top drawer. Elevated by a strong, imposing yet considered score, the characters are beautifully developed, even if their introductions at the outset feel a fraction laboured, contributing to what some might argue is an overlong running time. Personally, I could have watched it for another hour, at least. Not sure whether that's the film fan or the sci-fi nerd in me, but regardless, I still didn't want it to end so soon! An obscure gem of a find that will probably be missed by most. Proof positive that sci-fi doesn't have to be supermassive.

"Contact" on zero budget with better results.

Tom England, Joshua Forand, Arjun Singh Panamd are 3 space scientists out to test out their own equipment when they run into a signal from space. Each one seems to have a specialty.

As a space fan, I love these movies. Do I understand the science and tech? Hell no, but I was still fascinated. Was the science accurate? Don't know and don't care.

The movie is centered in a car with a lot of back story on the 3 main actors. There are only 4 total actors in the movie. A lot of talking but I wasn't bored.

The last 1/2 hour is intense and I found myself holding my breath at times.

Great music and listening to the song Uncle Rat by Charles Fulton was a ton of fun.

Best movie centered around 3 guys in a car since "Zombie Movie" (short film) by 2chums.

You want to make a quiet eerie film about relationships and friendship with some alien signals thrown in.

One of those slow burn slow talk nothin much happens pieces.

You write meaningless uninspired uninteresting dialogue that doesn’t even mean anything and isn’t entertaining

The characters don’t do anything, there is no story, nothing is elevated

The characters can’t help themselves from singing a song that literally no one would ever sing

You fail

Been following this project for 4-5 years now through Facebook. Super excited to finally see the final product, and it looks glamorous for something made so cheaply. This type of thing gets me inspired...it’s time to aim for those stars, it’s not just a pipe dream. Cosmos is too slow for my liking, but it’s super neat in other areas such as cinematography and the performances. The shots do this thing where they emphasize the faces of the actors in a cool and eye-glueing way. Normally I’d rate something like this 3.5, but a ton of people are out there giving it like 2 or 2.5 and that confuses me, so I’ll give it an extra .5 to balance it out.

Alternate review: they made this for $7,600? DAAAMMMMNNNN

never been so bored watching an alien movie.. what a big fucking disappointment

Sing song kitty, won't you carry me home?

“I figure there's two types of scientist Mike; those that look down at Earth trying to figure out what's going on here, and then there are those who look up to space searching for the answers out there. But they're both really looking for the same thing: Who are we? What are we? What does all this mean?”

This movie was so entertaining in the beginning! The last 20min was so bad 😬

Did you know?
Cosmos had no funding or budget - all equipment was either owned prior to filming or borrowed, all locations were lent and all cast and crew worked on the project without a fee. (IMDb)

Wow, this movie stinks! It's three nerds in a car looking at their computers, but it's directed like it's Michael Bay doing a soap opera. These guys play it like they're gonna kiss at any moment, and then they form a Hat Club, and then they look like a bunch of Don Juniors lined up like they're in The Right Stuff. This movie is MST3K-level cheese. There's good direction, but it almost comes off as parody, as the script is so overwrought. I was writhing in agony when the two guys were doing what felt like a Phantom Menace scene on a log. Fuuuuck, this blew.

Took 3 tries but I finally watched it. A complete borefest. 3 guys in car with uninteresting dialogue. Literally put me to sleep 3 times.

Took 3 tries but I finally watched it. A complete borefest. 3 guys in car with uninteresting dialogue. Literally put me to sleep 3 times.

Omg I love this movie!
This is a movie meant to be watched in a theater. Small budget that maximizes its story and excitement. If you have Hulu Cosmo's is worth your time.

Astro-testicles amirite? This movie is kind of adorable.

Little clunky in places and layered in schmaltzy sentimentality, but trust me, this is a good one.

Plus, the score is pretty great too.

Double-Feature this with The Vast of Night.

Infantil mas divertida

It was a decent film. I think the end of the film dragged on a bit. There was about 2 minutes at the end that I think could have been cut and nothing would have been lost

This is a good attempt for a low budget film, which is unfortunate, because it's also slow and a 2 hour feature.
Just think 3 men chit chatting in a car for 2 hours with occasional alien stuff thrown in. Conceptually sound, but I fell asleep twice and had to rewind.

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