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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- The outcome is pretty predictable, but it's done well, and the actors do a good job of transforming general types into individuals whom we grow to like. It is also hard to resist Jinx, the funny little computer responsible for all the trouble.
- 50Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelTheir adventures are not special, nor are their personalities. If young people want to experience a genuinely exciting airborne adventure in a movie theater right now, "Top Gun" is the picture to see--not SpaceCamp. [6 June 1986, p.AC]
- 50Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordSpaceCamp is perfectly harmless and perfectly dull, but it comes at a time when NASA could use an esteem booster. For all those who get just a touch queasy at the Top Gun lesson, in which shooting down planes in peacetime is presented as role-model behavior, SpaceCamp offers a nonviolent corrective. [6 June 1986, p.D6]
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)At almost two hours, the film is a solid 20 minutes too long. [6 June 1986]
- 40EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanPitched halfway between a comedy and a morality tale, this space race often falls between the two, but is mildly diverting and boasts a strong young cast that will go on to make better things.
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazinePlagued by cliched characters, ridiculous situations, and a bombastic John williams score, SPACECAMP is just not a very good movie. All the stock shuttle footage or good looking special effects proffered can't disguise its tired treatment of well-worn ideas. SPACECAMP is just a conglomeration of overworked notions, coupled with a wholly unmemorable ensemble.
- 40Washington PostPaul AttanasioWashington PostPaul AttanasioA kind of landmark of exquisite bad timing. And that's the most intriguing thing about it. [6 June 1986, p.D3]
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe great looming presence all through this movie is the memory of the Challenger destroying itself in a clear, blue sky. Our thoughts about the space shuttle will never be the same again, and our memories are so painful that SpaceCamp is doomed even before it begins.
- 30Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonThis is a two-sentence movie. In cases like this, you're lucky to get three sentences' worth of dramatic development. Like here.