the acting in this movie be superb . a an amateur rocketeer and i find very few mistake . a a human be and it touch my heart and soul . to watch the actor and you would think that they be the actual character . laura dern and a favorite actress of mine and leave nothing out of her performance . the young actor play the rocket boy show talent beyond their year and especially young homer . homer father inspire that eternal love or hate relationship between a father and son so that it felt real . if you do not get a lump in your throat or shed a tear when that first successful rocket go up or when father and son come to term and then get your pulse check ( you may be dead ) .