If the Coen Bros. ever dropped the dark undertone in their work and opted for a straightaway feel-good-movie-of-the-year sort of vibe, it might produce something a little bit like Polish Bros. studio debut, The Astronaut Farmer. The movie is about the most unlikely of "against all odds" challenges: average joe Charles Farmer wants to build a rocket in his back yard and travel into space without the aid of NASA. Despite the silly concept, the film manges to be inspiring and extremely likable. There's a definite Coen-esque love for oddball Americana and a touchingly juvenile passion to believe that the impossible can be made possible. The film also features great performances by Billy Bob Thornton as the aforementioned would-be astronaut and Virginia Madsen as his supportive but skeptical wife.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
DVD of the Week: The Astronaut Farmer
If the Coen Bros. ever dropped the dark undertone in their work and opted for a straightaway feel-good-movie-of-the-year sort of vibe, it might produce something a little bit like Polish Bros. studio debut, The Astronaut Farmer. The movie is about the most unlikely of "against all odds" challenges: average joe Charles Farmer wants to build a rocket in his back yard and travel into space without the aid of NASA. Despite the silly concept, the film manges to be inspiring and extremely likable. There's a definite Coen-esque love for oddball Americana and a touchingly juvenile passion to believe that the impossible can be made possible. The film also features great performances by Billy Bob Thornton as the aforementioned would-be astronaut and Virginia Madsen as his supportive but skeptical wife.
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