The Astronaut Farmer (2007)

C-

The Astronaut Farmer attempts to recall a simpler time when space travel was a beautiful thing and fighting for your dreams is all that matters, but that ship ... er, rocket has sailed.

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03/03/08

5/10

We should be routing for Farmer and delighted that his dreams are finally becoming a reality, but, instead, the implausibility of the whole thing, the sheer Disneyification of its premise, the Capra-corn nature of its "follow your dreams and never, ever q

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02/28/08

7/10

It's hard not to like this goofy little film...engaging and uplifting for young and old.

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06/26/07

4/5

While it is far too long, especially in the home stretch, The Astronaut Farmer is a heartwarming and fun story about the tenacity it takes to see a dream through.

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06/25/07

N/A

The filmmakers reveal a keen eye for oddities in the American landscape be it a pair of conjoined twins trying to look normal, a huge ark sitting in the middle of a Montana town or a rocket nestled in a barn.

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03/23/07

N/A

It earns emotion because Farmer's arguments with the F.A.A. and his own wife appeal to basic hopes of liberty - belief that dreaming doesn't have to end with adulthood.

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03/15/07

2/4

Movies, even if they are ridiculous, are supposed to give us a desire to believe it could happen. This movie never comes close.

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03/14/07

3/4

As sweet as new-mown hay, "The Astronaut Farmer" is a gentle movie about pursuing dreams regardless of the cost.

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03/09/07

3/4

a quirky, feel-good flick that espouses the virtues of following your dreams, no matter how improbable.

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03/07/07

3/6

Fueled by a decidedly American formula of can-do crazy, The Astronaut Farmer feels, for all its libertarianism, a little lost in space.

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03/03/07

5/5

A wise, weird and wonderful indie film that is chock-full of quirky characters, intriguing situations and sly social satire.

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03/03/07

3/5

...scientifically implausible, even laughable, but emotionally it's irresistible...

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03/02/07

1.5/5

Pretty photography and excellent casting cannot redeem this contrived (for reasons other than the actual idea, which is a good one) story.

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03/01/07

B+

If 'feel good' is a film objective worthy of ridicule, then call this reviewer a space cadet.

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02/28/07

N/A

Has a scrappy charm that's hard to completely resist.

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02/28/07

N/A

[The film has] a plodding, pedestrian (at best) script, utterly uninvolving characters and easy potshots at the usual suspects.

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02/28/07

4/4

Perhaps the greatest compliment I can pay the movie is to say that it actively made me want to throw logic right out the window and surrender completely to the fantasy. Which is exactly what I did. This is a little masterpiece.

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02/27/07

B

If you like Frank Capra-like movies, then this is for you.

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02/27/07

6/10

If somewhat overly familiar and contrived at times this is a likable Capra-esque story.

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02/27/07

D+

In terms of message, the film haphazardly succeeds, but the poorly-decided path to get there on Farmer's part won't wash with anyone except the kids who are too young to understand.

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02/26/07