SummaryFrom the time he was a child, Charles Farmer (Thornton) had only one goal: to be an astronaut. Even when he is forced to drop out of NASA's astronaut training program to deal with a family situation, he refuses to let anything stand in the way of his dream. When, on the eve of the long-anticipated launch of his barn-built rocket, Farmer faces a n... Read More
Directed By:Michael Polish
Written By:Mark Polish, Michael Polish
The Astronaut Farmer
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55
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Generally Favorable
6.8
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55
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After teeny indies, this studio release retains the trademark love of warped American gothic that the Polishes share with David Lynch and the brothers Ethan and Joel Coen. But the unexpected streak of yearning sunniness -- the Spielbergian touch of boyhood dreams propelling a grown man -- gives The Astronaut Farmer a warmth that's new for them.
75
It's hard not to like a movie so determined to make you feel the love of a family, to make you feel that every dream can become a reality and that every mortgage - no matter how close to foreclosure - can be rescued by the sudden death of a family member and his inheritance.
70
The opening shots, of Farmer on horseback in his space suit, hint at a strangeness that the rest of the movie never quite lives up to, but it does have a visual freshness that makes the bromides and clichés palatable.
67
If the Polish brothers haven't quite mastered the mechanics of mainstream filmmaking, they have succeeded in bringing an independent spirit to the studio film.
63
Wobbles between its comic and dramatic concerns; even those who buy the film more wholeheartedly than I might consider the overall tone uncertain.
38
A dreary, downbeat "Field of Dreams."
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A piece of mythmaking stupidity.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.8
67% Positive
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May 13, 2011
9
This is a very good movie avtually. It manages to be truely inspring without being over the top and ridiculous about it. Most movies like this go to far and end up being obnoxious. The acting is great, the premise is nice, it has funny moments and serious moments, and it shows the positives and negatives of whole situation. There is one part in the middle where it spins its wheels but the pay off is nice.
Production Company:
- Warner Bros.
- Spring Creek Pictures
- Polish Brothers Construction
Release Date:Feb 23, 2007
Duration:1 h 44 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:If we don't have our dreams, we have nothing.
