The Aeronauts (2019)

A mismatched pair -- flamboyant balloon pilot and bookish researcher -- embark on a balloon flight. The goals are to set the record for highest altitude and to get data in hopes of proving that weather can be predicted.

Though it's beautiful and effective (I felt my body react to the perilous "height" a few times), the crisis --> bonding --> crisis --> flashback --> crisis, etc. pattern felt manipulative.

C+