Review of Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) by Jluis_001 — 01 Apr 2022

Nostalgia, pure simple and resonantly compelling. Perhaps I'm not so sure to what extent it will be for those who can't really appreciate what its story is talking about, especially younger audiences. Coupled with the fact that basically the entire film is narrated by a voiceover, it may not be very exciting or stimulating for some, but for what it's worth, I found it quite competent.

Even when its plot takes its absurdist turn, the film doesn't become less or so, because it's part of the journey.

It certainly never builds to anything substantial let alone a thrilling climax, because after all this is basically a kind of intimate and personal essay for its director rather than a story that many can connect with, but that also adds enough to its vision to make it suitably interesting.

It won't sum anything to Linklater's career, but at least it's the film I've enjoyed the most from him since Boyhood. Especially after the super disappointing Where'd You Go, Bernadette.