A great film in all departments

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2008)

1. Tom Hanks so expertly captured the time period--not one false note
or image. (I know--I grew up during that time.) This film should
have gotten some sort of award (or at least nominated) for best set
design. 2. Perfectly cast, down to the small, one line roles. Bryan Cranston
was perfect as Virgil "Gus" Grissom. One of those great "hey there"
films. (Hey, there's Alex Rocco, Peter Scolari, Charlize Theron,
Warren Berlinger, Robert Torti, Rita Wilson, etc. 3. Love those costumes!
4. This film perfectly captured the last innocence of America
(especially it's youth) in 1964 before the harsh realities of the late
1960's set in (war casualties, assassinations, coarse pornography
among other things).
And now, we have the director's cut released for us to enjoy even more scenes from this wonderful film.