Michelle SweeneyReview - What Goes Up
June 23rd 2009 04:06
Coogan is Campbell Babbit, a New York reporter who seems to have lost the edge in reporting. His editor, in a bid to exercise him from the office, sends him to New Hampshire to write an article featuring Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher due to be lauched in space during the Challenger mission (of course you can see where this is heading). Unfamiliar with the area, he contacts an old friend from college, Sam Calalluci, who coincidentally works at the same school as Christa. Coincidentally again, at the time of his call, his friend Sam is seen falling from the rooftop of a nearby window. Accidental death or suicide - we are not quite sure - but Campbell is keen to get to the bottom of it ignoring the very story he was sent to New Hampshire to follow.
Campbell is a man desperately trying to find himself after his own experiences and tragedies and is reaching out to the teens just as they are reaching out to him.
Some scenes work better than others and the teenagers themselves are well placed despite the two odd teenagers who Campbell dubs the twins - who were totally unnecessary. The script tries too hard to detract for laughs, a shame really, as the storyline itself could have opted for a more organic approach.
Voyage Review: 2.5/5
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