Astronaut: The Last Push (2012)

Worst movie ever........................... Worst movie ever........................... Worst movie ever...........................

I'll complain about having to sit through a movie that makes me emotional 99% of the time. This movie fits the other 1%. I'm a true sci-fi fan and I loved the concept behind this film and how well it was executed. The movie takes place in a small habitable section of a ship. No fancy CG here. You really start to feel what the main character is feeling. You become familiar with the capsule and the astronaut's routine. Were there some factual errors? Yes, but I'm watching a movie about life on Europa so I'm going to suspend some beliefs so I can enjoy the movie. If I want a documentary I'll go elsewhere.Overall, this film was simple, effective, and an all-around good story. I'd certainly recommend it.

I almost stumbled upon this film - I love good Sci-Fi but so little of it really rings plausible - This is without question the best film of it's type that I have seen for years. There are some scenes in this pic that will rival anything with a budget 500 times what was spent here. This film is a reminder that special effects are no substitute for character, acting, and direction. I don't want to ruin anyone's surprise, but stick with this, the last 20 minutes have scenes that rival 2001. The scenes of Venus literally took my breath away - I had to watch again and again. Oh, A Thinking Man's Sci-Fi!!!!!!!!!!!! Please, Please see this!

Visually, the special effects, the set itself, and overall film quality was pretty good on what I assume was probably quite a small budget.In terms of physics I was far less convinced. The finale was wholly unconvincing and impossible, and it was amusing that the diagrams of the trajectory of slingshots were really passbys that would have added little momentum; and then the pointless burn; and that the sun seemed to be completely absent in any calculations or diagrams! Well, you can suspend disbelief, so it wasn't too much of a distraction.However the writing about the state of mind of the astronaut wasn't very convincing at all, and neither were his decisions at the end of the film. Physically in terms of his body, his hair, his clothes there were no changes or deterioration over what we're to believe is three years. Psychologically there wasn't much in the way of change either. In short I didn't believe this man spent three years in a tiny tin can.In the end I'd say this is a wholly worthy effort - it isn't dreadful or anything, and I didn't burst out laughing or shout at the screen. But in the end I was unconvinced, and insight into the human condition seems lacking. But I'll be interested to see what he does next.