I did not like the movie one bit. First of all, most of the time it is just too obvious that this is a movie, the set looks way too artificial. Fake. Then, all the acting is too forced. Forced cool, forced dramatic, forced heavy, it is just too easy to see that these are actors acting. It is just never convincing. If every look, every word, and every movement wants to forcefully convey significance, everything becomes just too much. That is what happened with this movie. Together with the ever dramatic soundtrack, it becomes unbearable to watch. In addition, how close is this to the truth, that two of the crew members so obviously do not trust the third crew member ? In all, there is no drama because every second is dramatic. No change in pace, no change in intensity. One you want to walk out of after 10 minutes.Quite a shame with that incredible cast.… Expand

Based on a very dramatic event that got the globe coming together at the time praying that the astronauts would be okay, Apollo 13's realistic story and strong performances made it not-better-but-as-good-as the real event. Apollo 13 was supposed to be the third shuttle to land on the moon but an oxygen tank exploded and the astronauts found themselves in a real situation. Going through hell to get back to Earth, the guys finally made it and the world was happy. An interesting story but very simple. Thanks to writers William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert, the story became a complex challenge of life or death situation. Also helped by strong performances particularly from Ed Harris and Kathleen Quinlan, Apollo 13 became an instant classic when it came out in 1994.… Expand

One of the best movies ever, everyone knows the ending but theres a tendency to forget because ur so emotionally drawn into the movie, its great!

Although not quite on the level of All the President's Men, both pull off the near impossible feat of creating suspense in an event where we all know the outcome.

Enjoyable but heavy handed.

Outstanding re-creation of a real event. Ironically one of NASA's finest hours was a failed mission. This film captures those moments with incredible realism.

This is one of my all-time favorite movies. Saw it in the theater with my then elementary school aged children; bought it when it first came out on VHS, and now own the DVD version. It's a wonderful, fact-based story that inspires by its focus on courage, perseverance, and teamwork. Have really enjoyed the DVD special features that include commentary by Jim and Marilyn Lovell.

Fairly true-to-life account of the incident. No major flaws, but dwells a little too long on the waiting families - missed a great opportunity to exercise the power of understatement. Ed Harris's best work - a shame he didn't get supporting actor Oscar.

A good film - worth watching. I wouldn’t recommend buying it.

Great movie a classic cast. Makes six degrees of kevin bacon much easier.

Great acting, directing, dialogue. Very intense with the Apollo disaster and astronauts, interesting family problems and politics. A little slow at times but that really does not effect how good the movie is overall.