That was an excellent one.

Fantastic!

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

In the late 1950s a group of USAF test pilots are flying higher and faster than any American and anticipate that they will be the first Americans in space... then NASA is created and they are humiliated as they learn a chimp is to replace them! Forty years later a Russian general approaches NASA asking for help; a vital communications satellite is about to crash to earth in a matter of weeks. It is too big to bring back to earth in the shuttle and the electronics system is so antiquated nobody working at NASA understands it. The system is a stolen version of that used on Skylab and its designer is Frank Corvin, one of the old test pilots. When asked for help he agrees but has conditions; he and his old team; William "Hawk" Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and "Tank" Sullivan; will be the ones to go into orbit to fix it. With no other choice NASA agree and the quartet of aging pilots prepare to finally go into space. Of course there will be plenty of hiccoughs along the way; passing fitness tests; learning that one of them has cancer and finally discovering that the Russians weren't entirely honest about the satellite's purpose.This film may be more than a little far-fetched but if you can suspend your disbelief it is a lot of fun. There are plenty of amusing moments as Corvin reassembles the old team and gets them through training, often showing younger astronauts a thing or two in the process. Once the mission gets started there is a reduction in the comedy as the tension rises and we ultimately get a bittersweet conclusion. The veteran cast which includes Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner as the four elderly astronauts does a fine job; they never play it too seriously but at the same time avoid things getting silly... even though the story is far-fetched it is easy to believe it while watching. There are some good twists towards the end when we finally learn the truth about the old Soviet satellite and just how they got Skylab's systems. The special effects are of a high quality; one could almost believe our protagonists really went up into orbit. Overall I'd say that this is a bit cheesy at times but who cares as it is a lot of fun; I'd certainly recommend it to fans of the main cast or anybody likes the genre.

Maybe not the best movie directed by Clint Eastwood and maybe not the best space movie but certainly enjoyable enough to watch. The scenario is not highly believable but then again it's just a movie. I seriously doubt that those elderly men would pass any of those NASA tests, but Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner are apparently cut out of another wood then us. I thought all actors did their job like they should. There are no Oscar performances here but it doesn't really matter. It's a nice adventure movie where you don't have to think too much. The story is simple and I wasn't expecting much more out of it. Old guys sent to space to save the world. Mission accomplished...

SPACE COWBOYSI thought this movie was a lot of fun.The movie is about a group of retired engineers who were due to go into space when they were young, but was replaced by a monkey. Now they are pensioners and they have been called to rescue a satellite that is heading towards Earth. Finally, they get to go into space.The movie had some really funny moments. The story was really good and even though this is a comedy, it also had some serious moments.The movie stars Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland & James Garner. The casting was brilliant. They seemed to have a great relationship and their connection was brilliant. My favourite character was Jerry, played by Donald Sutherland. He was so funny... blind as a bat, but always flirting with the girls that were half his age. He made me laugh.Right at the beginning if the movie, you saw the characters when they were young. Everyone dubbed their voices over these younger actors so that you could believe it was their younger selves... it was really well done. Toby Stephens played a young Clint Eastwood... and I have to say he did a fantastic job. The fake mole on his face looked terrible, but his facial expressions were spot on. He actually looked like a young Clint.The effects were not always great, but i think in this film that made it all the better. I loved it when they got to space and the views and landscapes were lovely.I also really liked the ending... it was a good finish.I will give this film 7 out of 10.A lot of fun to watch and it looked like everyone had a good time making this film. For more reviews, please like my Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl

For some time the title put me off watching this movie - it felt a little juvenile. I was wrong to judge the film by its cover though. Space Cowboys had me totally absorbed right from the start with a great cast of damned fine actors able to help you suspend your disbelief as the plot became ever more far fetched. Clint Eastwood has still to make a poor movie and his part in this is no less absorbing than his earlier titles. Best of all it is a film in which age and experience appear to win out against the young - well I am 58 so it naturally appealed to me. It takes your through all the emotions from laughter to tears. Overall a brilliant family movie based on a really good yarn which I highly recommend for all the family to watch.