Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Mar 29 '08
Pros: Wonderful cast, fun story, positive themes...
Cons: Pours it on a little thick at times...
Summary: Call me a sucker, but there's something about the family-themed, tug-at-the-heartstrings schmaltzy movies that always gets me. And even though sometimes that means that the movies become predictable in terms of plot, or limited in terms of scope, they ... read more
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Sep 20 '08
Pros: responsible plot accounts for all possibilities of tall tales
Cons: slow moving
Summary: This movie sounds like a good idea but was a little disappointing. I was invested enough to watch it through to the end but it got less and less enjoyable as time went on. THE CAST: Billy Bob Thornton as Charles Farmer ... read more
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Apr 08 '07
Pros: nice photography, lots of warm-fuzzies
Cons: inane dialogue, cardboard characters, wall-to-wall mood music, stupid plot
Summary: Toward the end of the film, my wife - who had dragged me there, kicking and screaming - asked me if I thought it had been based on a true story. In Hollywood, anything can be "based" on a true story, if not "inspired" by one - but the tip-off for me was ... read more
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Mar 07 '07
Pros: The photography, Virginia Madsen.
Cons: Much of the rest.
Summary: Sounds like an interesting idea. Some ordinary person wants to go up into space and be an astronaut. The government won’t let him ride on a shuttle, so he decides to buy a bunch of surplus military parts, build his own rocket, and go up into space on ... read more
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Mar 04 '07
Pros: Excellent story, great cast, and it's funny.
Cons: Hard to label: it's not fantasy, it's not reality - but that's exactly a "con."
Summary: First and foremost, The Astronaut Farmer is an excellent story. The protagonist is good, but flawed; his quest is significant; the odds are stacked against him (and so is the US Government) and yet, we root for him. Out loud, maybe. (I did.) To ... read more
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Mar 03 '07
Pros: intriguing idea, Thieriot and Madsen (despite poor material)
Cons: superficial, disjointed, horribly inconsistent characters, overbearing in places, terrible script
Summary: Charlie Farmer desperately wants to be an astronaut. Unlike most folks who dream of space, though, Farmer is working to make his dream come true. Trained as an aerospace engineer and a former test pilot, he's certainly got the necessary background. He's ... read more
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Feb 23 '07
Pros: Madsen and Thronton are great.
Cons: None
Summary: Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) is a man with a dream. Unlike some men, he does not dream of wealth, fame, or material goods, instead he dreams simply of traveling into space. While to most who share Charles’s dream would be resigned to ... read more
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Nov 22 '07
Pros: Live your dream, keep visualizing and believing!
Cons: You can always quit, so do something exciting and try again!
Summary: Great story of Dream, Struggle, and Then the Prize. It is a very fun movie that has a lot of great reminders about how important it is for us to keep living our Dreams! Good for the whole family!
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Mar 06 '07
Pros: Billy Bob
Cons: Story line far fetched
Summary: Texas rancher Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) was once a NASA hopeful who quit when tragedy struck his family. Now his only chance to get into space is to do it himself. Blessedly, the Polishes avoid the typical origin setup that most movies of this
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Feb 28 '07
Pros: A very sweet story
Cons: Plot is so far-fetched, it is unbelievable
Summary: I really enjoy Billy Bob Thorton movies and was driven to see this film because of the trailers. The whole movie is based on living out what seems to be an impossible dream. For this, I give it 5 stars. The problem I had was that the entire scheme
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