The Boston Phoenix
Review from issue: April 16 - 23, 1998

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1 and a half stars

Rocketman

(Buena Vista)

Harland Williams plays Fred Randall, a goofball computer guy turned astronaut for the first Mars mission. This could have been Williams's Ace Ventura, but the film's five good jokes are spread out over its 90 minutes, and Williams lacks the charisma to jump-start his career, or even carry his own vehicle. Instead, he hams up the dork role, mugs relentlessly, sings campy songs, and makes off-color Chinese jokes.
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