October Sky Critic Reviews

Immensely entertaining and unabashedly inspirational.Read the full review

One of the best elements of the movie is in breaking free, he is respecting his father. This movie has deep values.Read the full review

With its lack of car chases, fist fights, and over-the-top melodrama, the film has to rely on solid acting, an intelligent script, and capable directing.Read the full review

One of the most unfashionable movies of the new year, and one of the more appealing. [19 February 1999, Calendar, p.F-10]Read the full review

It makes a great point: Love, honor and respect your father, but then get the hell out of town.Read the full review

At its best, the movie evokes that blend of thrill and terror that comes from mixing two chemicals together without being sure that an instant later you'll still be standing there in one piece.Read the full review

The finale, which utilizes vintage home movies to show us the real people we've just seen portrayed, packs a wallop. [19 February 1999, Life, p.13E]Read the full review

This film is family.Read the full review

The film is rich in period flavor and refreshingly unhip.Read the full review