| 100 |
San Francisco Chronicle
Best movie of the summer.
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| 90 |
The New York Times
One of the best entertainments this season has yet offered.
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| 90 |
Time
It blends tension and emotion, computer wizardry and dramatic skill in a vigorous climax--and the most impressive, haunting final shot of the movie year.
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| 88 |
New York Post
Expertly directed, acted and written crowd-pleaser.
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| 88 |
Chicago Tribune
Ends up working like a charm.
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| 88 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
An amiable mix of "Grumpy Old Men" comedy and "Apollo 13" can-we-fix-this-jalopy-before-we-die? Drama.
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| 80 |
Village Voice
An entertainingly raffish action-comedy.
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| 80 |
Los Angeles Times
This is a mostly genial film that gets as much mileage as it can out of the undeniable charisma of its stars.
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| 80 |
Dallas Observer
Eastwood provides more than an hour of easygoing fun, followed by 45 minutes of action and suspense.
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| 80 |
Slate
It proves that male action stars can triumph not only over space but, more important, over time.
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| 80 |
Chicago Reader
The special effects are beautifully handled and the reflections on death attractively peaceful.
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| 80 |
Newsweek
The movie itself, like these guys, is defiantly old school -- confident, relaxed, professional.
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| 80 |
Variety
Good escapist entertainment, and the effect is ingratiating.
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| 80 |
Variety
Good escapist entertainment, and the effect is ingratiating.
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| 80 |
LA Weekly
It's a rare pleasure to see these senior citizens given so much screen time, droopy butts and all.
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| 75 |
Baltimore Sun
Arrives as a balm to seared adult psyches that have endured all manner of assaults at the multiplex this season.
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| 75 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
I guess there's something grizzled old codgers like Clint can teach those young hotshots after all.
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| 75 |
Christian Science Monitor
The story takes a while to get started, but the acting is lively, the special effects are snazzy.
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| 75 |
San Francisco Examiner
From both sides of the camera, Eastwood works the crowd better than he has in years.
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| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times
The stuff in outer space is unexpected, the surprise waiting out there is genuine, and meanwhile, there's an abundance of charm and screen presence from the four veteran actors.
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| 75 |
USA Today
Preposterous to the extreme.
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| 75 |
New York Daily News
The joy of Space Cowboys is in spending quality time with some favorite old actors who obviously enjoy working together.
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| 74 |
Mr. Showbiz
He's (Eastwood) made a mature film that bests nearly all of the summer's highly touted blockbusters for pure escapism.
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| 70 |
Film.com
The filmmaker has given us two films for the price of one. Unfortunately, the second film, a gripping thriller which occupies the last 45 minutes of Space Cowboys, is much better and more involving than the first film.
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| 70 |
Rolling Stone
The plot is too implausible to rank with "Unforgiven," but, oh, what a fun ride.
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| 67 |
Austin Chronicle
A lighthearted action adventure starring four of the most likable guys on the planet.
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| 67 |
Entertainment Weekly
Poorly engineered: lurchingly paced, the dramatic conflicts duct taped together.
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| 67 |
Portland Oregonian
An affable, entertaining and poignant experience of the sort not normally afforded by space movies.
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| 65 |
TNT RoughCut
An enormously satisfying corndog of a movie.
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| 63 |
Miami Herald
Enjoyably preposterous, old-guys-are-cool-too plot.
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| 63 |
Charlotte Observer
The part that caters to older fans is funny and satisfying, if unbelievable. The part that plays to action-movie devotees is muddled, unsatisfying and unbelievable. Luckily, the first part is about two-thirds of the movie.
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| 63 |
Boston Globe
Space Cowboys does achieve liftoff.
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| 60 |
Film.com
I really wish a younger man than Clint Eastwood had directed it.
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| 50 |
Salon.com
Although his (Eastwood's) intentions are good, he simply isn't capable of the wry, wistful blend of humor and sadness this story desperately needs.
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| 50 |
TV Guide
If only this amiable shaggy dog story...didn't degenerate into an implausible, second-rate thriller after takeoff.
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| 50 |
Washington Post
An implausible action adventure with the most geriatric payload since a community of retirees lifted off in "Cocoon."
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