Apollo 13
Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 30, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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40
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
And as film, Apollo 13 is dull… Partly it's because there are no characters, no room for any substantive character development… Apollo 13 is staffed with human puppets. [31 July 1995]
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Self-conscious about its heroism with portrayals that lean toward the glib and the professionally uplifting, the film milks our sympathies too readily to be emotionally convincing. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This meticulous but ultimately rather pedestrian drama gradually won me over as a minor if watchable example of the "victory through defeat" brand of military heroism that John Ford specialized in. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
I just wish that "Apollo 13" worked better as a movie, and that Howard's threshold for corn, mush and twinkly sentiment weren't so darn wide. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Howard spins the story with enough gusto and gumption to make it reasonably entertaining. Read full review
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