The idea of it is what matters!

Rating: 9/10 (3 October 2000)

I've read some of the other comments about this movie, and as with other movies that have been released many people have missed the point. It doesn't matter whether the movie is scientifically correct, or "entertaining" for you. The point of this movie is to GIVE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO LOOK FOR IN THEMSELVES. All of them had some sort of problem, be it physical, psychological, or social, they all managed to find the part of themselves that was able to work together in harsh conditions and save the world. The group of people that went up into space to do this mission was the most misfit group of people that basically could be found. However, in the end, even the two people (A.J. and Harry) that really didn't get along managed to work together and save the world. So what if it happened to be U.S. astronauts?, so what if the asteroid was the wrong size?, look at the basic point in the movie and judge it for that, not how accurate it is!!! Oh, and just for a little clarification, there can be a fire in space. Think about it, there has to be oxygen on the shuttle, right?, so that's where the combustion fuel is from. Heck, the shuttles were even supposedly fueled with liquid oxygen!, now that stuff is going to burn pretty much anywhere you put it! So, please, think about what you say before putting down in words that you can't take back!