A definite feel-good movie.
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04/17/01
Apollo 13 (1995)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:46
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8/10
Runtime: 4 hrs 16 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: The true story of the near-disastrous Apollo 13 mission. On April 11, 1970, gung-ho astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and last-minute, less experienced replacement Jack Swigert blast-off towards... [More]
Reviews for Apollo 13
Top CriticFor a 'space movie', both the special effects and photography are surprisingly pedestrian. Where it scores is in subtly restating traditional notions of male heroism.
02/09/06
Top CriticA rousing, flag-waving paean to American skill and courage, Howard's polished film panders to its target audience perfectly.
05/10/09
Top CriticTruly a director for the '90s, Ron Howard has mastered the art of spinning big, old-fashioned yarns without any discernible point of view, and his movie is curiously empty and instantly forgettable.
05/10/09
Top CriticA gripping movie about a time when America still worked.
01/01/00
If you don’t remember the gripping events of April 1970 before seeing this film, you likely will remember them for a long time afterward.
03/27/05
Apollo 13 is a blast for thrill-seekers and a joy for humanists who seek emotional truths in films.
01/01/00
Apollo 13 is a terribly exciting experience, but it could have been a terribly moving one as well.
01/01/00
A true story filled with suspense and human drama.
01/01/00
Toward the end ... the pace picks up considerably at this point, and the film becomes the heroic adventure that was intended.
01/01/00
Apollo 13 gets my blanket recommendation.
01/01/00
Apollo 13 remains Howard's masterpiece... It is, quite simply, one of the finest movies ever produced.
01/16/09
Just like the mission itself, APOLLO 13 leaves the impression of being both a success and a failure.
01/30/03
Surprisingly gripping and supremely entertaining.
01/01/00
Well-crafted and well-acted recreation of the famous missile journey, marred by Ron Howard's white POV that disregards the broader political context
06/26/05
The depiction of the rocket launch remains one of the most exhilarating sequences ever captured on film; so realistic that NASA wondered where the filmmakers got the footage.
01/01/00
Vividly chronicles the most dramatic space flight in history.
08/30/02
New technology was used for the space program and, appropriately enough, new IMAX technology enlarges the experience.
09/05/02
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