space cowboys represents clint eastwood's first and only (to date) venture into the realms of borderline science fiction. it tells the story of four elderly former trainee astronauts, led by eastwood himself, who never originally had the opportunity to make the journey into space when they were actually supposed to. anyway basically a system that only they know how to use breaks down and its up to them to head into space to fix said problem.
the film has taken a lot of flack in the past, and has largely been forgotten (to be honest i thought it was much older than ten years old) by many, but i actually found it really enjoyable. yes the story is ridiculous, and yes, on paper at least, its a very tired conceit, but the reality of it is that its a very enjoyable and largely FUN film. the ending is a great example of a great fairytale ending too, simply wonderful.
in terms of fitting in alongside the rest of eastwood's oeuvre, im not sure exactly where "space cowboys" fits in. it follows in the log tradition of eastwood's habit of turning genre's on their heads and approaching them from a unique or post-modern angle, films such as "the outlaw josey wales", "million dollar baby" and "mystic river".
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