Yawn, yawn. For a movie that is about breaking speed records, this thing really plods along with all but one engine non-functional. The fault seems to lie with the director and lead actor, Clint Eastwood, as well as the plot itself, which has as many holes in it as the wrecked Soviet spacecraft.
The only sparks of fun come from Donald Sutherland, believe it or not, who plays his role with grace and charm. James Garner also makes the most of what he's been given, which is not much. Tommy Lee Jones is a little heavy-handed with the hick thing, but, then, that's Tommy Lee. But Clint Eastwood might just as well be named Clint Deadwood in the credits of this movie, because every line that comes out of his mouth which could have been funny or could have been dramatic lands as flat as his little astronaut-suited ass.
These geriatric astronauts waited forty years to go up in space and they taught me one thing - perserverance. Yes sir, I stuck this thing out, right to the dreadful end, just like our heroes. I was like them...I obviously didn't have anything better to do.
The only sparks of fun come from Donald Sutherland, believe it or not, who plays his role with grace and charm. James Garner also makes the most of what he's been given, which is not much. Tommy Lee Jones is a little heavy-handed with the hick thing, but, then, that's Tommy Lee. But Clint Eastwood might just as well be named Clint Deadwood in the credits of this movie, because every line that comes out of his mouth which could have been funny or could have been dramatic lands as flat as his little astronaut-suited ass.
These geriatric astronauts waited forty years to go up in space and they taught me one thing - perserverance. Yes sir, I stuck this thing out, right to the dreadful end, just like our heroes. I was like them...I obviously didn't have anything better to do.