“The Aeronauts” (**1/2 out of four) was a somewhat uneven action drama about an iconoclastic scientist (Eddie Redmayne) and a determined pilot (Felicity Jones) who attempt to make crucial and groundbreaking discoveries in a gas balloon but things go haywire and they find themselves fighting for their lives while at the same time attempting to prove that gas baloons can fly. Visually spectacular at times but dramatically scattershot as film takes a while to (literally) get off the ground. Both Redmayne and Jones’ strong performances keep you involved and make this overall worth watching.