The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer (2006) - I was kind of excited upon re-watching this movie. Although, the name describes it all, I still hold a special place in my heart for those movies with hopelessly simple plots. I like how they always end on a positive. In terms of a synopsis, well, a guy who isn't part of NASA pursues his dream of going into space.

The Bruce: In the movie Bruce plays again a small but relatively crucial role. It isn't exactly described in the film how Billy Bob Thornton and Bruce Willis know each other, they seem to be old friends. But, Willis's character plays the overall pragmatist to Thornton's blind faith. His role was understandably short because in a movie about chasing down dreams, pragmatism is not a highly demanded quality.

Rating: Although I am a sap for these types of movies, I would have to rate this one perfectly room temperature. There was nothing spectacular about it, it didn't make me want to chase my dreams like the characters. In all honesty, I actually felt more in kind with Bruce Willis as the "think this through" guy. Noted, I am less prone to frivolity than most but still just seemed....hyperbolic to an unreasonable degree. Unreasonable here meaning, too far away from potential reality to relate to.