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If this was the very first biopic of an astronaut maybe the eccentricities this displays might be exciting or unusual, but there have been so many before that this story line leaves little to get excited about.

The plot drags badly, the character of the small community of astronaut and their families are all so cliche, I'm not claiming it is untrue, just cliche. They desperately need some new angle, some reason to watch this story line.

Add to it all I lived through that entire period of time, I was excited when it actually happened but I have no more excitement saved up to go through it all over again.

Nothing remarkable or bad about the acting or the production values but I want to see something special and this just was not it. I gave it a 5 out of charity for loyalty to the American space program in which I worked as s technician.

Unlike the book which Gore Vidal was awarded for writing, this film is the victim of rules about copyrights and a vicious anti- Hollywood bias. Whereas the book was a commentary of the male ego presented in and developed by the films of the 40's and 50's. Virtually none of that theme is present in the film, it is so chopped up and dissected that what we do see is hardy worth the cost of the film stock used.

It is filled with actors, good actors, but put into impossible situations and chaotic directions. If this remotely sounds interesting READ THE BOOK forget the movie.