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ASTRONAUT'S WIFE(1999)

DeppFest continues. They kept this one on ice and did not promote it when it did come out. There were no previews for critics. No one had heard about it. Yet, the critics who went liked it: and so did I.

Depp and Charlize Theron (both nommed for Oscars--for later separate films of course) appear as Astro and wife. In a way it is more Theron's film than Depps. Depp has a vaguely southern accent here; channeling Chuck Yeager. It is a walk on the evil side; he is not a hero.

There are some great scenes of space walks and other stuff. There is a lot of suspense. It'a a horror/spacealiens/rosemary'sbaby kind of flick. I give it a 3 out of Netflix5.