Capricorn One is story of a bunch of astronauts that think
they are going to Mars but behind the scenes they are told that it cant happen
and they have to fake the landing in a studio. When they return from Mars there
is a problem with landing and the world is told that they have died but the
astronauts decide to stage a breakout and the chase is on. The story doesnt
really get going until the astronauts stage the breakout. Then there are plot
stories with Elliot Gould’s character trying to uncover the truth and
astronauts trying to show they never left earth.
For me it was Hal Holbrook that really shone in this film
because he starts off as a quite likeable person and as things start to spiral
out of control his mask slips and he becomes a rather unpleasant person. Even
as he is at the funeral you can see just what a nasty person he is. Its quite
an impressive transformation. Elliot Gould was also quite good as Robert
Caulfield. Gould is always a guarantee of a good performance and he doesn’t disappoint
here.
Capricorn One is a very enjoyable film that has a slow first
half but picks up massively in the second. I
strongly urge anyone who hasn’t seen this film to buy or rent in now
because it really is worth watching.
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