Blue Sky
Blue Sky
PG-13 | 16 September 1994 (USA)
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Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.

Reviews
Scanialara You won't be disappointed!
Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
Red_Identity I was certainly of a torn mind when it came to Jessica Lange's performance in the first half. By that point, she had already gone pretty over-the-top, but to degrees I don't think she needed to. Either way she was entertaining camp so I wasn't sure how i felt about it overall. By the end of the film, Lange had been able to play other notes, to not just be over-the-top and loud, but also have sone quietly graceful moments. It's a good performance, but I'm not sure if I think it's a great one. It's crazy seeing Tommy Lee Jones so young, but he's pretty good here, internalized in a way we've come to expect from him, but he's effective. Overall decent, if unmemorable, film.
DKosty123 Jessica Lang plays a crazy wife to an Army Officer (Tommy Lee Jones) with 2 daughters who is upset because they have been relocated to a Southern base for his latest assignment. Lang plays the role well and she is the highlight. Tommy Lee Jones is OK here but his best part of the film is early on.When they first get on the new base, Lang has a fit and Jones tries to shield the daughters from their mother. After this high point, his role starts to decline as Lang takes over the movie. The relationship between Lang and the daughters is strained at best, insane at it's worst.Meanwhile, Jones is sent away on the Blue Skies assignment. First her daughter and the son of the base commander raise a riot by accidentally detonating a Grenade by an abandoned hut. Then, they catch the base commander having relations with Lang there. The older daughter forces mom to call Jones and confess. The Base commander then sets up Jones by putting him (with Lang's permission) into the base hospital on drugs and helpless.Lang opens up her husband's Blue Sky notes and comes up with a plan to try and get her husband free. What is in his notes is the key to her plan. She is not as crazy as you might think. There are a couple of holes here, especially because since the kids catch Lang & the base commander, it is hard to understand why just taking dad out of action is going to protect their secret. The son's reaction, must less the daughter's to this seems wrong.While the plot is a little off, it is a pretty decent film to watch.
MichaelOates Tommy Lee Jones is one of my favorite actors since I saw U.S. Marshals." Jones is an actor with a heart, integrity and charisma that only a few other actors have in my opinion. Since "U.S. Marshals," I have vowed to watch all of his films either in theaters or on tape to enjoy his range of acting. Jones leads an all-star cast in this superb film "Blue Sky."This is an epic film with characters that make the viewer want to care about them. One of the best parts of "Blue Sky" is the fact that there were several plots, which worked because they all came together well.I enjoyed how Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange reciprocated their love for one another. For example, at the beginning when Lange's character was going through a difficult time Jones was there. The favor was returned when the roles were reversed.This film is one of the best films because it shows the strength of love and relationship and how they hold up during good times and bad.
soranno Jessica Lange's strong acting abilities are wasted in a rather unlikely role. She portrays Carly Marshall, a woman with a mood swings problem. Her problem becomes quite evident when she can't handle the station transfer that's being given to her military scientist husband, Hank (Tommy Lee Jones). With the talent involved, this should've been better and some script rewritings could've helped.