The Aeronauts

— One of those films where likable actors make you think you’re in for something better. Eddie Redmayne plays a scientist who dreams of making meteorology a legitimate field and Felicity Jones plays the widowed, idealistic aeronaut, eager to soar upwards instead of following the path traditionally mapped out for Victorian women. The two end up in a hot air balloon for most of the CGI-heavy film, becoming gaga over their environment and each other, as they journey higher than anyone had been before and figure out "you don't change the world simply by looking at it; you change it through the way you choose to live in it." It’s pleasant enough, but nothing special. [Amazon Prime streaming.]

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[2019. 100 min. Directed by Tom Harper. Starring Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, and Himesh Patel.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-aeronauts-movie-review-2019