stampman79

I saw this one today at a sneak preview, and I enjoyed it. It was a predictable story but made for good entertainment. The singing was good and Queen Latifa played a very believable role as a parent. The scene where she puts her daughter in her place with a stern lecture had the audience cheering. The scenes with Dolly Parton and Queen Latifa sparring at each other were funny especially the climatic one in the restaurant. A romantic interlude between two of the choir members that goes horribly wrong made for a couple of funny moments also. The only thing that wasn't believable was the reconciliation between Jeremy Jordan's character and a romantic rival for Keke Palmer's character. It seemed a little too contrived. The only thing I didn't like about the movie was the profanity. I thought the filmmakers could have left some of it out and made the movie a little more family oriented. But overall I enjoyed it, and it was nice to see Dolly Parton in a movie again.

I saw this one at a sneak preview. I liked it but you have to ignore the technical and scientific inaccuracies and just remember that it's only a movie. This movie did remind me of the show "Salvage 1" which I liked when it was on even though that show wasn't technically feasible either. I did find it amusing that when the rocket is finally launched, it doesn't become a major media event.

I thought it was refreshing to see Billy Bob Thornton and Virginia Madsen have starring roles in a family friendly movie for a change. The supporting cast was good except for Bruce Dern's character. His talent could have been used better. Some of the profanity could have been left out also which would have made it a little more family friendly. But overall it was an entertaining movie about never giving up on your dreams.