this be a fine drama and a nice change of pace from today more hectic and loud film . it be another solid base on a true store and which still mean much of it could be make up for dramatic purpose . frankly and i do not know but i like the story . the story be about a young man back in the fifty who get interested in rocketry and want to enter that field instead of work in the coal mine a everyone else and include his father and do in this west virginia town . the big problem be the conflict it cause between the boy and his father and which i think be overdone . i would like to have a little less tension between the two . the young man and still a boy and be play by jake gyllenhaal and one of his first staring assignment and i think . he likable and a be his school buddy in here . it nice to see nice kid in a modern day film . the two other key actor in the movie be chris cooper ( the dad ) and laura dern ( the kid teacher who encourage him all the time . ) the cinematography be decent the 1950s soundtrack be fun to hear . once again represent i wish there more of these kind of film make today .