KevTheMovieReviewer

Ethan Whyte (Smit-McPhee) was just a struggling technician in 2067. Trying to keep himself and his wife alive during a time when deforestation has decimated the planet. As a result the Earth's atmosphere is dwindling away and people have to rely on man made oxygen to survive. Ethan is convinced to try a time jump into Earth's future where a radio message had asked for him to be sent? He only agrees to go to save his wife and the future of man-kind. He takes the leap hoping that he can return with the cure for the planet but once he arrives he soon discovers that all is not what it seems and he must face unprecedented challenges.

I went into this film not thinking much. I had read some reviews and it was given a poor score. In these unprecedented time the bulk of us are running out of fresh stuff to see. Now I do have a good library of older films that I am getting to, it is always nice to see something new.

The film is Australian and I personally have never heard of the actors (no offence to them). To be honest, the U.S. is not the only country that makes good films. This would be a good example of that.

The story was sound but I was left with some questions as to why things happened and how! Not to say that I wasn't impressed with it. The acting was reasonably good, especially by the two main characters. The sfx were great and except for a 'time machine' the technology was pretty good. I thoroughly enjoyed the film and had to see it through to the end. That the mark of a good film.

This was a pretty good science fiction film so I give it eight of ten. (I could have used some explanations to some of the events that took place!!)

We all know the Challenger story. It has been made into movies several times, some with this very title. This films focuses on one man's struggle to stop the launch. I'm not sure it's a true story myself because the engineer stated numerous times that he had been aware of the issue for over a year and could not convince anyone! Why would it be so hard to point out a flaw to your company? I don't care if you don't know how to speak to people, it is a simple thing to accomplish.

That is not what totally ruined it for me though, it was the horrible acting. If this film did not have Cain and Morshower in it the film would receive no stars from me. Why these two would agree to this flimsy script I don't know. The rest of the cast needed a lot of schooling in the field of acting, either that or different careers. Sorry, I don't mean to be so hard but they have taken a tragic time and a powerful story and made it into a joke.

It was emotional in this film when it was the launch day. We all know the story and the heartbreak that ensued. The rest of the time, before and after in this film was a pure waste of time. Do not go by the poster for this film, it looks interesting but that is it!! I recommend you watch one of the many other films about this story and give this one a pass.

I went into this thinking it would be a religious only film which it was in some way. The film combined country music, car racing and faith while staying respectful to the people who serve in the military. The struggles we see are real and Pulsipher played a very convincing role. She showed lots of emotion throughout and I felt so bad for her.

Many people lose their faith when a loved one dies and do blame God for it. The climax was very emotional when she realized the reason he was taken and her emotions went all over the place as she spoke to God. It is something we will all go through at some point and it's a process we must all grapple with. There is no right or wrong way.

This film shows that no matter how bad it gets there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. It shows the support the family, friends and the town gives, it shows that we all have support. It was a good, emotion watch and I am happy that I did see it. I will likely not watch it twice but that does not diminish the fact that this was a great, emotional film.