This movie is by far one of my all time favorites. First of all, I remember it happening when I was a kid. How tense the whole world seemed as America was about to lose astronauts in space for the first time. How hopeless it seemed for the crew of Apollo 13. Ron Howard has grown from a child actor to one of the best directors of our day.
Ever scene is a work of art.
The direction is real, believable and gripping. The cast Howard assembled was perfect for the task at hand. Tom Hanks as the commander, Jim Lovell. Hanks is calm even in the face of unprecedented danger and thereby portrays the courage these men really had. You could tell that Howard and Hanks grew up with the same respect and admiration for the early astronauts that how generation held.