What kind of “plot” did you want? Flashbacks to a romance between the two prior to the mission? Flashbacks to Bullock’s life with her daughter and all that led up to her being in space? Cuts between the space action and what’s going on back on earth as NASA scrambles to figure out what happened and if there are any suvivors? More flashbacks to show Clooney’s backstory (astronaut hides pain via wisecracks and jokes)? Scenes that showed the lead up to the debris field and the world’s condemnation of the Russians (complete with clips from real life talking heads like Larry King, Rush Limbaugh, Nancy Grace, Matt Lauer and Diane Sawyer)?
What? Tell us what “plot” would have met with your approval. Tell us the story lines you missed so much and are disappointed weren’t included. Would you have noticed the lack of a “plot” if the explosions had had sound?