A good Biopic that has an interesting backstory

Rating: 7/10 (20 February 2017)

This film has had allot of Oscar buzz since it came out so I thought I would give it a watch and I did enjoy Hidden Figures but I do think it is slightly overrated. The premise of this film sees three black women trying to overcome segregation to work in the space program and try and get a man into space for the US. Taraji P Henson plays the lead in this film and she does a fantastic job in this film, she is the woman who works out NASA'S numbers and trajectory and you see just how vital she is to the space race. Her performance is great as she combines a real likability mixed with the drama she feels with the situation she is involved in. I loved seeing her wok with the numbers and seeing just how good she is at it makes her great to watch. Octavia Spencer plays the head of the black women at NASA and she does a really good job in this film. You can see she is a very strong character and good at there job even though due to social problems she probably doesn't get the respect that she deserves. Janelle Monae plays the third friend and she wants to be the first black female engineer in NASA. She was fantastic in this film and I really bought her character arc and I really enjoyed seeing how she developed in this film. Kevin Costner plays the head of NASA and he does an excellent job in this film, he truly encapsulated what NASA were trying to achieve with hard work and dedication. He had great chemistry with Henson and Jim parsons and you see this good guy stressed by this time sensitive situation that he is put under. I am not usually a big Kirsten Dunst fan but she was pretty good in this film and I thought her and Spencer had good chemistry in their scenes in this film. The story of this film has allot going on in it, I really liked Henson and Monae's story arcs, I found them interesting and heartfelt as you see them try to succeed in this world. However, I didn't really care for Spencer's story arc and even though important it did feel tacked on and not as interesting as the other story arcs in the film. The script has some pretty decent dramatic dialogue as you see these characters have to deal with different situations that they shouldn't. The film has some attempts of humour and I just felt that it didn't really work and din't help the characters when these situations took place. The style of this film has some interesting subject matter and I did really enjoy the workings of NASA and how these different people contribute to the overall cause. But I felt like some of the more dramatic scenes didn't come across as well as they could have done which hurt the overall quality of this film. Overall I liked this film and think if you are interested in the subject matter it is definitely worth a watch.