Portrait of the independent rocket company Firefly over a several year period during which time they struggle to find money, fight off a lawsuit from Virgin and desperately try to get into space. An dependent company not tied to a billionaire the company is run by people working with the promise that when it all comes together they will make money on the backend.
At times the presentation is kind of bland an matter of fact, there are lots of talking heads. At the same time the charming nature of the people on screen and the unending turns of the journey keep us glued to the screen and wanting to see what happens next. By the time the rocket launches we are fully invested and there and the odds are by the end we are cheering and crying with joy. In all honesty it fully earns the tears of joy.
The rating of 8 is splitting the difference. I say that because while the final sequence is the payoff is part of the story it is so much more emotional than the rest of the film that it seems to be from some other film. In no way would it work without what went before, but it’s some how so much better that it over powers the rest of the film. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it’s just a bit odd.
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