This movie is another time travel redo scenario. Some things are the usual. The ending might be predictable, and the 'ship certainly is, but I wasn't sure until almost the end how it was going to get there. Will she stay in her home town? Will she keep her job? I thought the possibilities were open either way.
I like the emphasis on science and I liked the make-it-fun approach.
Was it really so bad that there was no long Mr. Spock type explanation for the time travel? It kind of just happened and how wasn't important.
For me the big downside was Cheryl. I can't fault Tamera Mowry-Housley. She played what she was given. Unfortunately for me, Cheryl was an arrogant know-it-all jerk. And then suddenly she wasn't. I've seen it so often before. Some call it character development, but in these movies, including this one, it happens instantly. I checked the time and it was 1 hour 15 minutes in (commercial running time) and Cheryl was still being too smart for her own good. I didn't want George to get with her. Did Mowry-Housley and Michael Xavier have chemistry? I don't think there was enough screen time left to really tell.
Observation about science accuracy: You can't really see major constellations in a telescope. You don't look through a telescope through your bedroom window with the lights on. One thing they got really right - you do have to stay up (or get up) to really see a meteor shower. Prime viewing is always early AM.
