THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE -- Rand Ravich, dir

©1999
studio: New Line Home Video
production company: Mad Chance, New Line Cinema
director: Rand Ravich
cast: Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Clea Duvall, Donna Murphy, Nick Cassavetes, Samantha Eggar, Gary Grubbs, Blair Brown, Tom Noonan
screenplay: Rand Ravich

After losing contact with NASA while on a space walk, two astronauts return to earth, decidedly changed. But how?

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This movie is a rare sci-fi/thriller cross. The thriller aspect is played to the fullest, and the sci-fi part emerges, pulling this film down.

Without giving it away, you need the sci-fi part to make it work, but it makes it feel cheap and a scapegoat pay-off.

Performances are fine, but not as outstanding as I would like to see from Depp.

Not really worth the time to see this one.