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Title: Suspend all belief in the space program
Review: I guess because I was a teenager during the '60s, and I followed the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs, I had a tough time enjoying any of this movie. How anyone today could get a Mercury era space suit, much less wear it without the air conditioning unit, while riding a horse on a Texas ranch, really makes for great fantasy. When Billy Bob Thornton's character tries to launch the first rocket himself and it fails, igniting the rocket sideways on the ground (and he survives?!!!) is farfetched, to be kind. The only really interesting part is the conflict between Thornton and Virginia Madsen after that.I've loaned the DVD I (sadly) bought to three people; only one had any positive comments. If you think you might want to buy this DVD, rent it first. Or you can have mine..cheaply.
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