But like Argo, Salyut-7 is an edge-of-the-seat experience even when it veers into obviously exaggerated territory.

With considerable suspense and excitement, Salyut-7, directed by Kim Shipenko, fictionally depicts the remarkable repair of a Soviet space station in 1985.

A spectacular visual treat, should appeal to fans of "Apollo 13."

As foreshadowed by a nailbiter of a prologue involving a tiny hole in a spacesuit, almost every one of Salyut-7's episodic problem-solving sequences are grip-your-seat suspenseful.