A lot of fun.

Rating: 9/10 (1 February 2004)

::dons flak jacket:: This is on my favorite movies, specially of those that have come out in the past 5-10 years.
The cast is amazing, Willis, Buschemi, Duncan, Wilson... Even Affleck's presence couldn't kill the chemistry. Which leads me to the plot. The concept of rugged and social castaway oil workers teaming up with NASA/Air Force officers, and even a Russian Cosmonaut, makes for a very colorful and entertaining atmosphere. Even Affleck and Tyler's romantic bit, which detracted somewhat from the movie for me, couldn't kill the story. Surprisingly, it added to the ending (I won't give anything away except for "Give this to Truman")
While there are some scientific errors (i.e.fire in space), they didn't detract from the movie.
I really liked this movie. It puts the viewer in the middle of a fantasy to save the world, an escape from reality.
If you haven't seen it, take a look. It's easily better than Deep Impact.