Space Cadet movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Space Cadet

This comedy about training astronauts is now available on Amazon Prime.

RATING: PG-13

LENGTH: 1 hour 50 minutes

Movie Review Mom GRADE: B-

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IN A NUTSHELL:

The goofy story is about Rex, a Florida party girl, who turns out to be the only hope for the NASA space program after a fluke puts her in training with other candidates who may have better resumes, but don’t have her smarts, heart, or moxie.

The film was directed and written by Liz W. Garcia.

THINGS I LIKED:

I really liked Emma Roberts in this. It was a great role for her.
The rest of the cast includes a lot of women who are supposed to be better than the men in the film. So, what else is new? That describes just about every movie nowadays. The list includes Poppy Liu, Gabrielle Union, Kuhoo Verma, Desi Lydic, Dave Foley, the handsome Tom Hopper, and many more.
The movie features a high school reunion. Have you been to one? They can be really fun and inspiring or else make you feel like you haven’t done anything with your life.
Fun fact: The dormitory is the Ryan Stone Dormitory. Ryan Stone was the name of Sandra Bullock’s character in the movie Gravity. Did you see that movie? I got dizzy watching it but I loved the ending.
The soundtrack is a lot of fun.
I love slow-motion astronaut walking sequences.
The title is perfect with double meaning.
The ideal target audience for this movie is 9 – 13-year-old girls.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

Rex seemed normal at the beginning of the movie and then suddenly turned into a crazy, wild girl once she got to NASA.
The film has an error in it when they refer to meteors as meteorites.
As if NASA wouldn’t have thoroughly researched all of the astronaut candidates.
All of the characters are super over-the-top.
So, is the lesson to lie your way to your dream?
There’s a terrible musical number when the leading actors sing karaoke together.
There is a green screen moment that is pretty obvious.
Super predictable.
If you’re looking for something realistic, keep looking.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

We see women wearing skimpy clothes
Lots of alcohol
Talk of the death of a parent
Profanity, including an F-bomb
Drug references
Racist joke about white people

THEMES:

Making your dreams come true
NASA
Believing in yourself
Dream Big
Take action
Think outside the box
Friendship

FUNNY LINES:

“I love you, NASA!” – Young Rex
“Is that an astronaut?” – little tourist boy “Not with my tax dollars, she’s not.” – tourist mother
“I’m sorry, Rex. This is all both of our fault.” – Nadine Cai (Poppy Liu)

INTERESTING LINES:

“I was hit with a meteor shower of truth.” – Rex (Emma Roberts)
“I made good decisions because I valued myself.” – Rex (Emma Roberts)
“Just keep showing up and you’ll get there.” – Rex (Emma Roberts)
“A little failure, a little embarrassment can’t kill you, but giving up on yourself could.” – Violet Marie (Kuhoo Verma)
“Everything’s energy, right?” – Rex (Emma Roberts)
“Go share your gifts with the world, Rexi. The world needs them.” – Calvin Simpson (Sam Robards)
“Some of us care about the truth…deeply, madly, devotedly.” – Logan O’Leary (Tom Hopper)
“You have to take a chance on yourself.” – Rex (Emma Roberts)