Review of Apollo 13 (1995) by Berik — 24 Nov 2018
Movies about historic events are always pretty interesting in itself, and Apollo 13 is no exception. The astronauts have to overcome situations no human on Earth has had to deal with, and the movie shows this in great detail. That's a treat to see.
The acting is well done, especially by Ed Harris playing Gene. He's shows leadership, a positive and calm attitude and probably saved the astronauts with those qualities. The scenes with control and the shuttle are very entertaining.
However... the scenes with THE WIFE are extremely annoying. Besides the fact that Jim Lovel's wife in this movie has the worst haircut i've seen in a long time, she interupts the interesting scenes repeatedly with staring at radio's and tv's. We get it, you are worried about your husband... but that should not have been shown this much. And that also goes for that particular school kid who looks like he's trying to catch flies with his open mouth.
By the end of the movie you'll feel like it would have been a better movie without the harrasing of the wife scenes, but it does keep you on the edge of your seat. I give this movie an 8/10, it is an excellent movie.
This review of Apollo 13 (1995) was written by Berik on 24 Nov 2018.
Apollo 13 has generally received very positive reviews.
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