AltWeeklies Wire
Space Cadetnew
With its uplifting tale of dreams and a soaring score to go with them, this film could easily be dismissed as sentimental pap, a Forrest Gump fantasy crowd-pleaser about a guy who wants to go orbital on us.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
03-07-2007 |
Reviews
Not-So-Jolly Ranchernew
If the movie were at least partially satirical, its implausibilities wouldn't nag -- but it isn't, and they do
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
03-02-2007 |
Reviews
It's Not Rocket Science
The Astronaut Farmer is a sputtering retro rocket that takes off on October Sky and crash-lands into a Field of Dreams.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
02-26-2007 |
Reviews
'Astronaut Farmer' Taps into Space Race Iconographynew
Billy Bob Thorton's latest is inspiring because it earns its sadness, not because of any speechifying.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Space Is the Placenew
This note-perfect film by the Polish brothers could almost be a relic from another age, an inspirational drama about staying true to one's dreams no matter the social, economic, or emotional cost.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
