Not exactly The Right Stuff

Rating: 6/10 (4 October 2013)

These weren't the Mercury- or Apollo-trained astronauts we expect up in space. What bothered me and almost caused me to yell at the screen was that these astronauts didn't always possess that laser-sharp focus so critical in bad situations. I don't want to give away scenes, but there were too many times when a character seemed too pedestrian, no matter how little training one of them supposedly was given before being shot into space. And I still feel compelled to yell out "Get going already!" and perhaps "Put out the fire for Christ's sake before it gets out of hand!" and calmer, but questioning "Doesn't that other suit have O2 you can tap into?" So for me, the movie would have been much better if the characters had been true to their profession. The panorama in space was impressive, so if primarily what interests you, the experience will be a pleasure.