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Title: The Space Between Us (2017)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Gary Oldman | ... | Nathaniel Shepherd | |
| Janet Montgomery | ... | Sarah Elliot | |
| Trey Tucker | ... | Harrison Lane | |
| Scott Takeda | ... | Dr. Gary Loh | |
| Adande 'Swoozie' Thorne | ... | Scott Hubbard | |
| Sarah Minnich | ... | Reporter | |
| Ryan Jason Cook | ... | Control Room Technician | |
| BD Wong | ... | Tom Chen | |
| Lauren Chavez-Myers | ... | Alice Myers (as Lauren Myers) | |
| Morse Bicknell | ... | NASA Executive | |
| Beth Bailey | ... | NASA Chief Doctor | |
| Asa Butterfield | ... | Gardner Elliot | |
| Peter Chelsom | ... | Centaur (voice) | |
| Carla Gugino | ... | Kendra Wyndham | |
| William Sterchi | ... | Debate Moderator | |
In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet - never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot - an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he's never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa. When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, he's eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars - from the most simple to the extraordinary. But once his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner's organs can't withstand Earth's atmosphere. Eager to find his father, Gardner escapes the team... Written by STX Entertainment
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This is basically a movie about two teenagers on the run. They meet for the first time. The girl is streetwise and assertive. The boy is geeky and naive. They drive off through an America with lots of great scenery, and there's humour and romance and some feel good music. This is what is at the heart of the movie and it works well.
What doesn't work well is the back story, about the boy being born on mars. It makes for a pretty uneven film that starts out as a sci-fi movie with a crew of astronauts heading out to the stars, then morphs into something completely different. The special effects in space are wasted, because this part of the story didn't really need to be shown. Plus, some of the incidental music doesn't work too well.
The makers should've just stuck to the story of a lost boy who wanted to see the world, and a girl who just didn't fit in and was willing to show it to him.