The first reviews of The Aeronauts arrived from the Telluride Film Festival

They are mostly positive. The movie is beautiful, technically dazzling and the reviewers praised the

engrossing and emotional performances of the two leads. Some had issues with the flashbacks, they

would prefer a more linear storytelling. It’s worth to see it in 3D on the largest screen possible.

Visually stunning.....so is the movie :) Loads of action and terrific performances

from Felicity... and Eddie, who is of course my new best friend. Kidding but

thank you for the pic. Go see this one on a BIG screen. Chris Schneider

"...Magnificent performance by @EddieRedmayneUK" - Jack Wertzberger

— Scott Menzel @ Telluride Film Festival (@TheOtherScottM) August 31, 2019

"Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne reuniting for this project proves that lighting really
can strike twice. These two have such natural chemistry and play off each other with
ease. Jones portrayal of Amelia is full of energy while Redmayne plays James, a man
dedicated to science. The characters don’t seem like they would work but they do
because of the strong performances..." - Scott Menzel (weliveentertainment)

#TheAeronauts perfectly combines the quiet majesty of the skies and clouds with a high flying adventure that is incredibly human and emotionally engaging. #EddieRedmayne and #FelicityJones give inspirational performances. #TellurideFilmFestival pic.twitter.com/9r7cHzOOzq

— Ashley Menzel at #telluride (@AshleyGMenzel) August 31, 2019

"Eddie Redmayne continues to captures hearts as the charming James Glashier.

His performance is wonderful and I don’t think there is a better actor out there

who could capture the wide-eyed wonder and awe of being 23,000 feet in the air."

- Ashley Menzel (weliveentertainment)

'The Aeronauts' is ambitious in scope. Visuals are a joy. Probably one of the few films that may have benefited from being 3D. Felicity Jones is fearless. Pencil in Steven Price for Original Score. #TellurideFilmFestival pic.twitter.com/Z7XzMuR71q

— Clayton Davis (@AwardsCircuit) August 31, 2019

‘The Aeronauts’ Flys With Felicity Jones and Visuals Intact

Awards Circuit review by Clayton Davies

I just had the pleasure of watching the new Tom Harper film, The Aeronauts, starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones. Utter brilliance. My hands were sweating the entire time, I was so on edge. Definitely worth seeing.

— Nick Fraser (@FraserFilmMaker) August 31, 2019

Just got out of the World Premier of #TheAeronauts
Gorgeous and tense. An excellent adventure that will appeal to the older crowd. Take your mom. #UnCutGems World Premiere next. Adam Sandler should be in the house. #TellurideFilmFestival #tff46

— brian keasey (@bkeasey) August 31, 2019

Matt Neglia @Telluride @NextBestPicture · posted on Aug 31:
Found a fantastic beast roaming about the streets of #Telluride...

Felicity Jones & Eddie Redmayne take to the skies in THE AERONAUTS, a technically dazzling but narratively uneven period epic#TheAeronauts #Telluride #TellurideFilmFestival #TellurideNBP #Telluride2019 #MovieReview #FilmTwitter https://t.co/qqatARxwkO

— Matt Neglia @Telluride (@NextBestPicture) August 31, 2019

NBP: THE GOOD - The technicals are all soaring high in this one with
a thrilling third act filled with tremendous stunt-work. Eddie Redmayne
and Felicity Jones make for a great on-screen pair once again.
THE BAD - A quickened pace that forces heavy-handed dialogue to tell
the story. Flashback narrative structure fails to get us invested early on.

THE OSCAR PROSPECTS - Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, 

Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Sound Editing & Best Original Score

You can read about the historical background here (via)

I made the gifs from the official trailer

A recurring mistake in the articles, that they mention hot-air balloon.
The balloon in the movie actually a gas balloon!!!
Eddie talked about it in an interview
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