Theodore Melfi

A very interesting film focusing on three of the female computers before what we now call computers took over, these were the people who performed all the complex mathematics that allowed people to fly into space before the IBM machines took it over. These are three women who displayed intelligence and grit in the face of adversity and who use their smarts to improve, not just their own lives, but others around them. Yes it occasionally merged characters or attitudes to serve the film but show more I'm sure much of the events happened and maybe not to the particular central characters.
Those three characters were wonderful, full of bravery and sass and I really rooted for them.
My husband was a little reluctant to watch but once it got going he really enjoyed himself and said that he will be advocating it as a very good watch to others. show less

A grumpy old dirtbag gets a babysitting job.

Very funny. And, while I can see why critics complain that it's contrived, I thought it did pretty well on the emotional side of things. It could have been an awful movie with a different cast, but it works.

Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.7/4

Very enjoyable film about a slightly different perspective on the space race.

Base on Katherine Johnson's help of getting the Mercury 7 into space, and back again. The movie shows the hardships of a black woman working for NASA in the 1960s and how some overcame these hardships.

I enjoyed the movie, highly recommend it.