This is a TV movie which is about as good as most. People want this to match science but it is science "fiction" and most reviewers who are lay and some professionals always forget this issue. Compare it to Star Wars, there's nothing believable in any of those stories. Star Trek is the same way from the beginning; TV or movies. What is different with this movie is the modern setting and the film gives a more real life feel to it but it isn't. It is pure fiction therefore nothing in it has to be scientific. This is fantasy and if someone doesn't like the premise of the story it doesn't mean the actors are performing badly. The acting was fine. This movie is about the first commercial space flight to do an excursion around the moon and back to Earth using experimental drives. It's not a documentary or is it advertised to be a docudrama. This is pure science fiction. Obviously it's not a movie that would be released in theaters but it is a disaster movie and if it wasn't, there would be nothing to root for. It explores relationships between the characters and their love ones. I have seen far worse science fiction movies than this one. This is what I do, watch movies. This is an overcome diversity movie. If you like that type of movie you'll love this one. Most reviews here are too harsh. If one is looking for science fact, watch a documentary. This movie is fantasy and doesn't need to be based in any science fact, just be entertaining. There is a definite sub plot; how to get the spaceship back to Earth. They have a side issue of one of the characters I won't go into based in a medical care facility helping people in Pakistan. It deals with the reason one of the passengers went on the flight to draw attention to their cause. They aren't able to save those on the space flight and the consequences of it crashing into the sun is the main plot of the movie due to the sun activity that drew the ship there.

I loved it. I enjoy disaster movies especially when the plot, however thin, holds together. I would have liked to have seen a better romance between Anthony Lemke's character and character Denise Balaban. He was handsome, she was adorable, and it was sweet. Interaction among the lead characters was smooth but predictable if you weren't willing to just enjoy the ride. David James Elliot and Lemke were handsome throughout and even at 53 Elliot is so charming he could pass for 35. Yum. I constantly search for disaster movies worth watching and this one was. The only criticism I have is for the parts of the movie that tried to be more serious than necessary. Julia Ormand is beautiful, as always, but married to a man far too old for her character's appearance. And it is odd to me that the actor playing their son is a blue-eyed, snow-blond guy. **shrug** It was an entertaining way to spend a Saturday night :)

I realize that no Academy Awards are forthcoming for this movie, but I do have some positive things to say about it. True, it is one of those formulaic low-budget 2-part mini-series about the world-destroying disaster movies in which inevitable destruction somehow gets turned around instantaneously when scientists figure out what to do and there's an intrepid astronaut/fighter pilot/etc. there to implement the plan. So, no big surprises there. However, there are a couple of odd things about it: SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER ...First, the first 90 minutes are spent trying to rescue a bunch of civilian astronauts, all of who actually get killed. Second, SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER the thing in Afghanistan ended up WAY different than expected, with the heroine having to kill the girl she was trying to protect! SHEESH, I didn't see that coming. I figured that when the solar flare attack (or whatever the heck it was) hit the area the tribal chief would work with the relief workers, not attack them more - no heartwarming resolution there.Third - it was hard to tell what was up with the blond man stranded in his apartment, and it was rather formulaic that he found purpose in his empty life blah blah blah by rescuing a woman and her child. However, here was the unusual part - as he faced the end of the world he didn't get all sentimental about his parents (I had half expected him to start caring about them) - instead, he said up front what lousy parents they were. Finally, as far as oddities that made this movie different from the routine imminent-world-destruction pix - many have commented on the dumbness of the two male rivals arguing while a major crisis is looming. True, that is probably unrealistic - people would more likely have had their attention on the problem at hand. However, SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER - while I figured, early on, one of them would have to die, my money was on the astronaut - I figured that was what he was there for, i.e. someone who could pilot the device into the sun - so was surprised that the other guy (who seemed more suited to the woman the two were fighting over) died instead.Finally - several here have commented on how ridiculous and non-scientific the whole premise of the movie is, and I agree. There is no way that a thingy fired from a space craft could make the sun go bananas. Fine, from a scientific standpoint the whole thing is ridiculous to the nth degree. So, what's your point?:)

I'm sorry--I'm sure the film and set crews enjoyed having yet another gig to keep them employed, but you have to ask yourself--why would anyone assemble such a decent selection of actors around a script with a plot so asinine it actually inspires contempt? The absurd premise behind the plot, coupled with a meandering, vacuous script makes one instantly think of the sheer waste of opportunity in engaging in such a project and then turning it into such a sad, disappointing mess.The producers here need to stay away from any further dabbling in 'sci-fi', since they obviously aimed for a genre and it's devoted demographic that they know absolutely nothing about.An absolute waste of talent, time and money, and a real pity....