All Hollywood can do anymore is give us CGI-fest films with no depth in character or story, or remakes that are almost all worse than their originals. Typically, the films tend to mirror the demands of their audience; people who can barely sit through anything that actually requires some attention.

Korea gives us a great space story that is a bit of a mixture of Wall-E, Firefly, and Blade Runner. The film also gives us a great balance of story, character, and action. Why does the story work so well? Because like all great storytellers, they focus on the story and the characters.

George Lucas once stated, "a film with special effects and no story is a pretty boring thing." Funny how he would actually end up going against his own proverb, and it is also true of what has happened with much of western filmmaking, as stated above.

The film also has a lot of heart, which will make the viewer all the more appreciative that it isn't just an action movie. This is enhanced by veteran actors like Joong-Ki Song (Descendants of the Sun) and Tae-Ri Kim (Mr. Sunshine) as well as Jin Seon-Kyu.

The movie isn't perfect, but if you want a good story, some laughs, and some great action sequences, you won't be disappointed.

Oddly enough, then I hadn't actually heard about "Space Sweepers" (aka "Seungriho") before stumbling upon it on Netflix. And given my interest in South Korean movies, and the rather interesting synopsis for the movie, of course I found the time to sit down to watch this movie from director Sung-hee Jo.

And color me impressed. Wow, this movie was a blast of a movie. It was fast paced entertainment from beginning to end, but the movie also had a very enjoyable storyline, so it wasn't just mindless CGI enhanced action.

The storyline told in "Space Sweepers" was one that immediately caught on with me, and I am usually not one easily swayed by sci-fi movies. But "Space Sweepers" managed to do that right away, and it was one highly enjoyable ride of a movie. There are several aspects to the storyline and a couple of different story arches, so there should be something for everyone in the audience.

They had managed to get together a really great ensemble of actors and actresses for this movie, and the lead performers Song Joong-Ki (playing Tae-ho),Kim Tae-ri (playing Captain Tang),Seon-kyu Jin (playing Tiger Park),Hae-Jin Yoo (playing the robot) and Ye-Rin Park (playing Dorothy / Kang Kot-nim) really were so nicely cast for their individual roles and delivered greatly for the movie.

Visually then I was more than impressed with "Space Sweepers". I mean, the special effects and CGI were just astounding and very, very realistic. It felt very much like a lived-in space setting given all the details and the wear and tear to the textures. I was more than impressed with the special effects in the movie. And with it being a sci-fi movie of this caliber, then having believable and realistic CGI is a must.

"Space Sweepers" was a very impressive and entertaining movie. And I will recommend that you take the time to sit down to watch and enjoy this South Korean space action adventure. It definitely was well-worth the time and effort.

My rating of the 2021 "Space Sweepers" lands on an eight out of ten stars, no doubt about it. Thumbs up for this one. Way, way up.

Visually this space movie is top quality film making. The sets are beautiful and stunning. The story is good in parts but lost me at some parts. Why something was happening or why they were doing this or that escaped me. The emotional connection and back story are the Korean element which helps give the characters some dimension. Wish the backgrounds and the girls story had been explained earlier to avoid confusion. The multilingual dialogue can be slightly confusing at times.

The hero of the show is played by Song Joong Ki who is still boyish looking and does as good a job as can be hoped for. Kim Tae Ri does a badass role okay. The cute kids act well.The non Korean international cast is not famous except for Richard Armitage who plays the villain.

It's a grand movie and looks great - just a tighter clearer story might have made this a great movie.