I
openly admit that I wanted to like this film a
lot more than I actually did like it. I admired
the film, respected the film...I thought the
editing, sound and visual effects were
wonderful. Yet, somehow, I continue to find
myself fairly detached from the film. For that
reason alone, I cannot justify rating it in the
"A" range...Of course, we know that it is based
on a true story, and it's a powerful and
emotional story. The film features solid
performances from Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon and
Bill Paxton. Ed Harris gives a marvelous, Oscar
nominated performance along with Kathleen
Quinlan in supporting roles. Ron Howard did a
wonderful job with the technical aspects of
directing, but I couldn't help but feel that
pieces of the emotional side of the story were
missing. The film, despite the intensity and
excitement of the actual story, was boring at
times.
©
Written by Richard
Propes
TC Candler's Comment
A simply
brilliant storytelling from Ron Howard and the
cast. I really feel like I am watch the
events as they take place. This film is
superbly detailed and contains about 5 Oscar
worthy performances. "Apollo 13" is one of
the best films of 1995.
Jacob
Hall's Comment
N/A
