a fascinating lesson in the Earth's microscopic place within the vast reaches of space. It's a history class like no other.
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06/20/09
BLAST! (2008)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:6
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 73 mins 20 secs
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Welcome to Astrophysics Indiana Jones style! Five time Emmy winner Paul Devlin follows the story of his brother, Mark Devlin PhD, as he leads a tenacious team of scientists hoping to figure out... [More]
Director: Paul Devlin
Reviews for BLAST!
1 - 10 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Mildly engaging, stylishly edited, sporadically provocative and suspenseful, but more analysis and insightful revelations would have made it a truly enlightening experience rather than an ultimately underwhelming one.
06/14/09
If you really have a need to see Blast! wait for it to find its rightful place on cable.
06/12/09
Combining hard science, human interest and suspense, BLAST! is a stimulating introduction to astrophysics and a fine tribute to scientists of all stripes who engage in taxing fieldwork.
06/12/09
Directed by Paul Devlin, this absorbing documentary flirts with metaphysics...but mostly it keeps an amused eye on the effort of these driven brainiacs to set aloft an extremely sophisticated and fragile recording device.
06/12/09
Top CriticThere’s a matter-of-factness to BLAST! that overcomes the documentary’s lack of one strong thread.
06/11/09
While the portrayal of collaboration is respectable, and the balloon enchanting as it shimmers skyward, jellyfish-like, the doc is too flat for its own good.
06/10/09
Paul Devlin's documentary portrays its central locale as merely an interesting, uniquely situated outpost.
06/09/09
The pic climaxes in absurdism worthy of Herzog's doomed mad geniuses.
06/08/09
Top CriticIntellectually fascinating but fails to engage on a deeper level. Best suited for TV's educational channels and media libraries.
06/08/09
1 - 10 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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