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The Astronaut's Wife (Widescreen)

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(16)
2 star:		(15)
1 star:		(32)

 

 

Just 4 star, cause the ending was a little weird, but the movie in general is good, the acting is fantastic and there is a suspens in the movie, like I said only the end was weird.. but yet Johnny act like heaven !!!

I watched this movie when it was on TV one night. This was when I hadn't even heard the bad reviews. After it was done I just sat there. Ususally, I can tell I really like a movie by the way it sticks with me. Throughout the whole week, I couldn't stop thinking about it and I knew I had to get it.The acting was fantastic. Sure the plot was well..stupid. But I can't really take any movie with aliens seriously. The reason it only recieved 4 stars was because the ending was awful. I really hate it when a great movie is ruined by the ending. But, what are you going to do? If you are a Johnny Depp fan then you will enjoy this movie. Like I said, the acting was great, the mood was suspenseful and it really stuck with me. That ending is just an unfortunate circumstance.

Glad I caught this one free on TV. Surely I'm not spoiling it for you if I say that the "astronauts" impregnate their wives with alien babies? Snore...I figured that out 10 minutes into the movie. What a painfully boring movie this is.

Johnny Depp and Charleze Theron are one of the most gifed actors in hollywood today and this piece is one of the most dakest, smooth sexy thriller where johnny depp plays an astronaut caught up in deep space for two minutes where he had a near death experience as a transmetic wave collided and entered his body forcing his original charecter to dissapear and an alien to takeover his body, all this in two minutes. Charleze, who plays a vunreble wife and 2nd grade school teacher in florida realizes a change in her husband's reactons and investigates further with the help of a retired scientist from NASA.
A twisted ending, terrific screenplay and a dynamic score, all star cast and one of the greatest dark thrillers in hollywood today, the astronaut's wife is a keeper. 9.5/10.

Good acting from Depp & Theron (an interesting pairing that could work in a different film) can't save this predictable thriller that relies heavily on overwrought suspension of disbelief. Is it the writing or the direction? Hmmm...I think it's more of a case of, "Hey...let's try and make an alien version of ROSEMARY'S BABY." Polanski did it first and he did it better, and no Mia Farrow haircut can help Theron (who is burdened with nearly every scene in the movie) out of this jam. In a different era, this would have been a great DRIVE IN movie.

Johnny Depp has definitely proven his versatility and his ability to save an otherwise "average" movie---take PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, for instance. Who else but Depp could have pulled off that Mick Jagger impersonation so effectively? In ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, however, it is his performance that drags this movie down, and leaves it limp and unmoving. Charlize Theron, again proving that beauty does not beget banality, does a strong job in her role as the titular heroine, but the movie is so bogged down by slow pacing, an unearnest Depp performance, and no clear sense of direction.
Seems like something happened to Depp and his partner on a routine shuttle mission; now that he's back, he's acting a little weird, and lo and behold, Theron is going to have twins. There's one scene where Depp explains at a dinner party about a new plane he's developing...the lack of coherence in this scene dooms the finale, and the Outer Limits ending does little to tie it up.
Bravo to Theron, Clea DuVall and Joe Morton for their impassioned performances, but this is no thriller; it's mainly an exercise in style without substance.

Astronaut's Wife tries hard but it's just too silly to be taken seriously. Johnny Depp is fine as Spencer an astronaut who may be possessed by an alien but he's stuck with Charlize Theron. Although she gotten much better as an actress and went on to win an Oscar this year in this role she's ghastly. She was evidently directed to do an imitation of Mia Farrow ala Rosemary's Baby and falls flat partly becuase she's got to work with dumb lines from a poor script.

Having said all that the movie is entertaining if you enjoy throwing popcorn at your TV and yelling insults at the actors.

In this drama, a loving astronaut's wife wishes him well as he embarks on yet another space shuttle mission. There are problems however, when the two astronauts on board leave the ship to fix a problem. For two minutes, NASA cannot reach them. Those two minutes turn out to be the evil of all evils. When Johnny Depp, who plays one of the astronauts, comes home to his wife, he acts like nothing has happened, yet something very sinister has just come to earth, and start popping the popcorn, you don't want to miss this one.

Not even Johnny Depp could save this mess. The Astronaut's Wife is a boring,pointless film that works better than sleeping pills. I kept asking myself, "Why make this film??".

The Astronaut's Wife is basically a re-make of an old 1950's cheap Sci-Fi film, minus the unintentionally funny dialog. Its not scary and nothing really happens in the film until the very end, when the "terrible secret" is revealed.

Do yourself a favor, pretend that you never heard of this movie.

I am not particularly drawn to science fiction and being a fan of Johnny Depp's range as an actor, I still had no desire to see this. It was on one night and my husband wanted to watch it so there I sat, sure I was going to hate it. I have to tell you that the movie was quite suspenseful and the acting was superb. I found myself wrapped up in and even afraid of Johnny Depp's character. I was mildy impressed. Then came the end. What a way to ruin a great movie. So predictable that you didn't even see it coming, because it was such a good film up until that point. It's like you watched this great movie and the end comes and you're questioning yourself as to why you watched it all. It was so disappointing. It's worth watching for the performances and the suspense up until that point. If you can get over a really lame ending, you might enjoy it.