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Good Night Oppydocumentary

Good Night Oppy

2022

Ryan White

Documentary, Narrator: Angela Bassett

7.3

386

Documentary The film follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Debruge Variety	"An ideal choice for classrooms: a practical demonstration of applied science, showing how designers work with engineers, and where human contributions to these fields can take us"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Ryan White explores the remarkable story of the twin Mars rovers in this gentle documentary"
		Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"It's such a feel-good little story that Oppy might instill in you the same warm and fuzzy feeling of gratification that she obviously has in her NASA family (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Jenny Nulf Austin Chronicle	"White does a great job at evoking sentimental feelings for these robots (...) It's too focused on portraying the history of the project over bringing together the people who poured their lives into making it a success (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Lively and heartwarming doc (...) That 'Good Night Oppy' makes me yearn for a career doing equations for fancy computers on another planet? That's impressive"
		Pete Hammond Deadline	"An irresitible new film that in a time of divisiveness and negativity will remind you of the very best of us"
		Chris Barsanti Slant	"It can feel like a somewhat simplistic documentary that works too hard to create excitement and emotion around a somewhat narrow, technical story (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Lauren Mechling The Guardian	"The fascinating story of two Nasa rovers that ended up spending 15 years on Mars verges into cloying territory (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"Despite the somewhat bland nature of the storytelling (...) it’s an incredible true story told with care and skill"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Ryan White's doc may not make you cry over its WALL-E-like stars, but it still convincingly argues the role that emotion plays in science"
		Simon Abrams The Wrap	"[It] may struggle to illustrate its experts’ testimony, but it does sometimes give one the feeling of having seen history in the making"
		Aurora Amidon Paste Magazine	"'Good Night Oppy' is sentimental but rarely over the top, dazzling to look at, frequently dabbles in the realm of the nail-biting thriller and, on top of all that, it’s highly informative"
		Peter Howell Toronto Star	"Here's the cure for space flight apathy (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"A heartwarming crowd-pleaser. It's impossible to watch this lovely space escapade without shedding some tears"
		K. Austin Collins Rolling Stone	"A loving tribute to Spirit and Opportunity — the exploration vehicles that unexpectedly lasted years on the Red Planet — and the scientists who made them"
		M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut	"[It] is a great adventure film for families because of its educational themes and ability to capture the human spirit’s appetite for unlimited possibilities (...) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"

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