Just came from the screening and it was a truly beautiful movie... There were a few scenes where it could've been better, and it was a bit slow paced, but the ending was worth it and it made me tear up... Hard recommend!
6.0Plot summary
At only 11 years, Jim is a gifted boy passionate about space and science. Arriving in a new town with his dad, Jim has to participate in a young scientist competition with his new classmate Emma, a sensitive and discreet girl. Despite her reluctance, Jim convinces her to imitate Kittinger's 'Excelsior' project (first man to reach the frontier of space in 1960) and to build secretly a real air balloon. This calling comes from his father, Graham, an astrophysicist who was meant to carry out a space mission very soon. Since Jim's mother died, this project is very important to him. But when he discovers Graham has given up without telling him, his world falls apart. The competition turns into an obsession and Jim wants to prove unlike his father that he won't give up. Jim pushes Emma to her limits and drags her into an adventure which is going to bring them closer.
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Funny but pessimistic
7/10 for the general quality. But 1/10 for the very pessimistic vision of cystic fibrosis presented in the end of this entertaining and funny film for teenagers. It might have been wiser to choose another disease.
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What an ending!
I saw this movie at TIFF. Although it was advertised as a children movie, I thought the ending is too sad and touching for the little ones. This is a story about loosing someone close, about how you cope with grief. It can be fun for kids but grownups will see so much more. Congrats to the director.