this film should have be fun . a young lea thompson and a young joaquin phoenix . and terry oquinn . in space . but it drag on and have unlovable character and have no target audience . some kid go to a space camp and be accidentally launch into space by a robot friend of theirs ( name and appropriately and jinx ) . the space scene be then long and repetitive ( the same accident happen twice ) and either cheesy or frighten depend on your point of view . adult will be bore and cheese out and kid might be scar a the way this be film really leave an eerie sense about it . there be a budding romance and but unlike the shuttle this never take off . why it be include in the first place be unclear and except maybe to add extra tension between the character but it fail if that be the idea . a young lea thompson should be quirky and attractive and right . i mean and back to the future be great . but no and she be irritate and average look . not someone you would want to date and have a a friend or even consider a a role model . joaquin phoenix . he really lucky he ever appear in movie again this performance . maybe he can act like mikey in the life cereal commercial and but he doesn not seem to know how to be a normal boy . he doesn not fit in on screen and i do not think we can identify with him at home . i actually would have be happy if he have never return to earth . i do not recommend this film to anyone .