Space Cadet

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Space Cadet

PG-13

2024

1h 50m

Comedy

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Tiffany "Rex" Simpson (Emma Roberts) has always dreamed of going to space, but life isn't going quite as planned. Determined to turn things around, she aims high and with the embellishing touch of her supportive best friend Nadine (Poppy Liu), her "doctored" application lands her in NASA's ultra-competitive astronaut training program. In over her head, Rex relies on her quick wits, moxie and determination to get to the top of her class. NASA program directors Pam (Gabrielle Union) and Logan (Tom Hopper) certainly take notice, but can this Florida girl get through training and into the cosmos before she blows her cover?

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Never achieving liftoff despite Emma Roberts' peppy performance, Space Cadet flunks out of the school of high-concept comedy.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Writer/director Liz W. Garcia plays it safe here, with a result that has no surprises but is effectively entertaining, thanks largely to Roberts’ performance.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 7, 2024

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

Films like Space Cadet should feel graceful and light, going down easy like the many sweet cocktails we see Rex prepare, but this one is hopelessly muddled, a bitter first sip that proceeds to curdle.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 5, 2024

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

It purports to celebrate the pursuit of science, but this film may have single-handedly set the space programme back a decade.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 5, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s impossible to look past the absurdity no matter how hard you try. As a result, not only does the story suffer but the characters do as well. They’re all so thinly written and as unconvincing as the silly tale they’re handcuffed to.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 16, 2024

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

The cast are good, the astronaut training program setting is certainly unique and there are some laughs to be had. The writing is what lets it down, as it lacks character development.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 15, 2024

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Troy Ribeiro

Free Press Journal (India)

A cinematic misfire that lands somewhere between the Moon and your grandma’s old VHS tapes of Legally Blonde and The Room

Rated: 2

Jul 12, 2024

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Jay M

Thank goodness for movies like this. Feel good comedies, light and sweet. Nothing profound here, and that is a good thing. Just a fun comedy, and actually it's got a great message. Being true to ourselves. Loved it!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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andrea c

Film che di originale ha solamente la location in cui si svolgono i fatti ma che per tutto il resto è un ammasso di banalità e di dialoghi sterili e presuntuosi. Perchè è presuntuoso continuare a scrivere una sceneggiatura in cui ci si appoggia nuovamente ai soliti sketch e battute idiote a cui si faceva già riferimento nelle commedie di 20 anni fa. I personaggi sono costruiti in modo totalmente irrispettoso e fuori luogo rispetto all'istituzione con cui si tratta. Si fatica veramente a trovare qualche elemento ben fatto o interessante. Resta sempre la brava Emma Roberts che però forma una pessima coppia con Tom Hopper totalmente fuori posto.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/16/24

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James J

What a joke. I expect someone doing this to act like an adult, not a 15 year old groupie. Not rooted in any reality that I'm aware of.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/27/24

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Braydon C

this is awful there is no beating around the bush, don't watch if you value your time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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Wilson P

It's a total waste of time, they went too far in creating such a garbage of a movie. The cast is bad, the acting is deplorable, the set design sucks, the story is ridiculous as hell. If the idea was to embarrass, I congratulate them, they did it!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Tiffany "Rex" Simpson (Emma Roberts) has always dreamed of going to space, but life isn't going quite as planned. Determined to turn things around, she aims high and with the embellishing touch of her supportive best friend Nadine (Poppy Liu), her "doctored" application lands her in NASA's ultra-competitive astronaut training program. In over her head, Rex relies on her quick wits, moxie and determination to get to the top of her class. NASA program directors Pam (Gabrielle Union) and Logan (Tom Hopper) certainly take notice, but can this Florida girl get through training and into the cosmos before she blows her cover?

Director: Liz W. Garcia
Producer: Jon Berg, Greg Silverman
Screenwriter: Liz W. Garcia
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Co: Stampede Ventures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 4, 2024
Runtime: 1h 50m

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