Apollo 13

APOLLO 13 is...A-OK. In an era when cinematic heroics seem to be defined by bullets and brawn, it is a pleasure to see a movie in which the good guys triumph by using their brains!!!

Tom Hanks is on his way to becoming the American Everyman, an exemplar of boyish goodwill and quiet moral force.

Ron Howard's pop-entertainment you-are-there space thriller is easily the most rousing film of the year. And it might make real spaceflight just as nifty as Star Wars for youngsters.

Even if you know how it all turned out (and you should), this amazing journey is harrowing and exhilarating.

The film succeeds brilliantly at organizing great gobs of information into powerful drama.

Hanks is a terrific choice for the lead because he can appear strong and military without slipping over into Sgt. Rock corniness.

This ordeal is quite the cinematic entertainment – dramatic, exciting, jittery, unpredictable, emotional, uplifting, and, ultimately, triumphant.

Apollo 13, an unequivocal celebration of its heroes' struggles against their own frailty and against conspiracies of the universe, belongs to a characteristically American strand of story-telling. It even manages to turn defeat into victory.

Apollo 13 is not just a thrilling rescue movie; it is a testament to the power of human spirit and the remarkable capabilities of the scientific community.

...deliberately-paced yet consistently engaging...