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Apollo 13 (1995)Rating: 3 1/2 Stars (out of 4)Spaced OutBy Jeffrey M. Anderson
It did. Overnight, Howard seems to have turned into a combination of the best aspects of Oliver Stone and Robert Altman. This is the first movie I have seen since Platoon that gives you an authentic feeling of what it would be like to be somewhere only a few have been: outer space. The film looks authentic even in its Earthbound shots, notably the crew at the command center. The look like real people with bad hair, no hair, misshapen heads and teeth; they look like an army of nerds who spent the fifties reading sci-fi pulp and now are getting to fly real spaceships. Kathleen Quinlan has the typically thankless role of being on earth and fretting about her husband (Tom Hanks), but she really pulls it off well, and we get an idea of who she is. Gary Sinese is an extraordinary actor who does some amazing things here. Ed Harris is a great military-style movie star who's fun to watch. Hanks, Kevin Bacon and the sorely underused Bill Paxton are marvellous in the ship, not having a lot to do. They are bored, cold, sick and scared, without a whole lot of room to move around. These actors do wonders with such a limited space and limited characterization. Starring: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinese, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan |
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