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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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