Space Cowboys

Space Cowboys

"Space Cowboys," which came out in 2000, both stars and was directed by Clint Eastwood. He certainly is at home behind as well as in front of the camera. If you have read any of my other Clint Eastwood movie reviews you know my opinion of the film maker. He is joined in "Space Cowboys" by Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner. Marcia Gay Harden and James Cromwell also co-star. Clint Eastwood plays an engineer who, about 40 years previously, had helped to develop a satellite. The satellite is about to crash and no one knows how to deal with it because the technology is so old. This is where Clint Eastwood and his friends come to help. They were part of the team involved...not just senior citizens selected at random. Some people at NASA feel that the four guys are too old to be going into space to fix a satellite...but that a huge falsehood. Alright, they are kind of old, but that's not the point. The four actors are fantastic and talented and work very well together. The movie has great characters that interact well with each other and makes for a good mix of drama with a little comedy thrown in. The movie is a bit long but is, for the most part, engaging - especially towards the end which is pretty intense. I liked the final scene a lot, too...once I stopped being confused. So I definitely felt like I got my money's worth out of the movie...I just can't resist Clint Eastwood movies in the 5 dollar bin at Wal-Mart. Watch it if you're a fan of Clint Eastwood...or if you're not because you really should be.