It's good, but WWWWWAAAAAAYYYYYYY over done

Rating: 5/10 (29 March 2012)

Thus movie has unusual problems that I've never seen in a film outside of this as well as many major problems.
First and foremost, there is no tension or suspense. Anyone who goes to elementary school knows that all three astronauts survive, so for all the scenes in space I kept saying "Yeah, I know! they're going to live!" This brings the film down many levels
The plot doesn't start until 30 minutes in, it doesn't feel long but the scenes in the first half hour feel like filler. I don't need to know that Jim's wife dropped her ring in the shower!
Also, it has the same problem as Super 8, the unsubtle period detail. I didn't need to know that Jim's daughter was upset that the Beatles broke up, or that she dresses as a hippie. It rarely happens and isn't as bad as in Super 8, but why can't any one in Hollywood make subtle period detail! Then again this film does have the director of the Grinch.
Many scenes are done well like the scenes of just the astronauts in the ship. The moon scene would've been very good, but they had to ruin it with Jim's fantasy of being on the moon. The scenes of they're family's got irritating after a while. It doesn't help when you keep cutting from the main story of the movie to people watching TV and listening to the radio. Also what was with the son in military camp? He has no lines of dialogue and does exactly what everyone else who isn't the main character does. He didn't need to be in this movie, or at least have something to do!
The box that creates the oxygen in the ship has no explanation. It would in real life, but I would like to know how a box made of tape and plastic bags can seamlessly make air out of nothing!
Then there is the end narration, which sounds like it came out of a bad teen film.
I'll watch this movie again maybe in a few months but until then, I'll stick with Armageddon