Houston, we have a problem. This movie didn't win Best Picture

Rating: 8/10 (31 July 2000)

Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, and Kevin Bacon round out the cast of the best movie of 1995. Apollo 13 was the spacecraft that found itself, with Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton), and Jack Swigert (Bacon) inside stranded 205,000 miles away from earth with little power, and their air supply running dangerously low. All throughout this picture there are challenges that are met, while anything and everything that can go wrong, do go wrong.
Apollo 13 is full of great acting and the costumes, sets, and appropriatly dated technology make this film easier to watch. There's nothing worse than watching a period film with a late 90's Mustang in the shot. Cudos to Gary Sinise for his brilliant acting as the cool headed Gene Kranz, a late scratch from the mission due to the possibility of a measles break out. With Apollo 13 all but counted out, Kranz heads a round-the-clock effort to bring the boys home. Apollo 13 is 2 hours and 20 minutes of nail-biting adventure complete with some awesome space scenes.