Deep in the Heart (2012)

Deep in the Heart: Directed by Christopher Cain. With Jon Gries, Elaine Hendrix, Val Kilmer, Rheagan Wallace. An alcoholic man refocuses himself on putting kids through college via 4H and FFA scholarship donations. Guiding him is a spiritual figure he calls “The Bearded Man”.

“This is the true story of three African-American women who worked for NASA on the Mercury program in the early 1960s. Solid performances by all, some laugh-out-loud scenes, and some very emotional moments. Itu0026#39;s also an important look back at the civil rights issues of the time period. The climax is a bit Apollo 13ish, and Iu0026#39;m fairly certain some scenes were embellished, but who cares. You should walk away from this film smiling, maybe even a bit choked up.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd in spite of it being an overall positive experience, I could feel the oppression at certain points – Dorothy at the library just trying to find the right book, but it is in a part of the library to which she cannot gain admittance due to her race. Mary being reminded that she must sit in the back of the court room, again because of her race. Katherine runs across campus just to find a bathroom that she is allowed to use and never once complaining about it until she is publicly berated about her use of time. Kevin Costneru0026#39;s character appears to be a generally good person who doesnu0026#39;t care about race, and yet still never even thought about the difficulty of being forced into a certain bathroom half a mile away. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou donu0026#39;t need to understand the mathematics to enjoy the film, but I admit, it was fun to hear some concepts I havenu0026#39;t heard since my college days.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe theater was almost full, with people of all ages. I was particularly happy to see some kids there, as there is much for them to take away from this film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTwice during the movie the audience broke into applause, and then applauded at the end credits as well. I donu0026#39;t recall the last time I heard that at a film. And most importantly – I did not see a cell phone light up the whole time – truly a miracle.”