SPACE COWBOYS (2000) - ♦♦♦

Directed by - Clint Eastwood

 

Written by - Ken Haufman, Howard Klausner

 

Starring - Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner

 

 

 

"An unusually two dimensional addition to Eastwood’s filmography. Space Cowboys is the story of four aged astronauts who jump at the opportunity of going on a trip to the moon. Little do they know that they are simply part of a NASA publicity stunt. This film is full of implausibilities, however, that is sadly not the only thing that is unremarkable about this film. As mentioned before, it’s quite two dimensional and structured. All the characters are well defined and the plot developments pretty predictable. Nevertheless, one could still do worse when looking for a different tile of light entertainment. The humour is soft spoken yet welcome, and mixes well with both the dramatic aspects and the science fiction aspect of the story. There is also some charm in seeing Eastwood share screen time with Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner – a random match that tastefully doesn’t take anything away from the actual story and doesn’t make the film seem like a nostalgia publicity stunt, for want of making reference to the plot of Space Cowboys."

 

 

Science Fiction, USA/Australia