Film Reviews: Apollo 13

Obviously this is quite an old film, but I only saw it for the first time recently, and I loved it!   Being a nerd it obviously appealed to me in the same way that anything to do with space and NASA does.   It's about the real life Apollo 13 mission that went horribly wrong.  The astronauts barely made it back to Earth.   It's an amazing story of courage and ingenuity made all the better because it's true, though obviously the film makers did use a little dramatic license.  I really enjoyed Tom Hanks's performance as Jim Lovell, the mission commander.   He portrayed him as a really warm and charismatic person, which must be very hard to act.  Well done!   I also loved the historical context.   For most people these days it seems NASA doesn't figure much in their everyday lives, but this film really gives an idea that back then everyone was excited by it.   Apollo 11 had just been to the moon and everyone seemed to be celebrating the amazing achievement.   It looks like it was an exciting time to be alive.   If you haven't seen it, it's well-worth a watch.