The story was certainly worth telling. Anyone's journey to becoming an astronaut would be, but Hernandez's unlikely journey from his humble roots is noteworthy. The problem with the film is the length and pacing - it simply does not contain enough meat for 2 hours of film time. While the production team attempted to chronicle the personal and emotional struggles of Hernandez as he strove for admission to the NASA program, it was just miserably paced and frankly, mostly boring. Of course it was a struggle! Of course it was a sacrifice for his family! Honestly, the entire story could have been told in 75 minutes, but here we are at 1:45 and he finally gets to see outer space. The quality of the performances was adequate, but the entire project just became cumbersome and dull.
Review of A Million Miles Away
