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By Tricia Olszewski (442) for Washington City Paper (500) on 11 Oct 2018

Gosling's Armstrong is someone whose motivation wasn't country or bravery but escape from grief, though emotion rarely rises to the surface…

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By Ray Pride (544) for Newcity (539) on 11 Oct 2018

Mourning, grief, solitude…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 11 Oct 2018

A thrilling, surprising and sometimes deeply moving look at the person at the center of one of mankind's most widely-known and celebrated…

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By Michael Heaton (182) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 11 Oct 2018

First Man is both a piece of human space exploration history and the personal story of a great, if taciturn, American hero. Well worth the time…

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By Rohan Naahar (197) for Hindustan Times (753) on 10 Oct 2018

At three films old now - everyone has decided (incorrectly but conveniently) that he made his debut with Whiplash - director Damien Chazelle's…

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By Adam Kempenaar (40) for Filmspotting (40) on 10 Oct 2018

Chazelle's ambivalent portrait of Armstrong is a strength…

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By Chris Hunneysett (62) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 10 Oct 2018

Have an out-of-this-world experience with this brilliantly ambitious biopic of history-making astronaut, Neil Armstrong…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Movie Mom (753) on 10 Oct 2018

First Man respects the technical achievements and the breathtaking scope of the vision of the space race, but always keeps it real and personal…

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By Steve Katz (19) for Bullz-Eye.com (1,091) on 10 Oct 2018

Sound in the film matters just as much when it's absent as when it's present, and the silent awe of the climax is the stuff big screens are made for…

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By Jason Di Rosso (253) for The Hub on Screen (21) on 10 Oct 2018

The reticence of Gosling's character, his emotional constipation, is as much a measure of his virtue as a hero as his shortcomings as a husband…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 10 Oct 2018

When the Eagle finally lands on the moon in First Man, the picture truly soars…

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By Jamie East (261) for The Sun (UK) (932) on 10 Oct 2018

The brevity and heartbeat of the film is left to Claire Foy as Janet, his wife. She is superb…

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By Cj Johnson (473) for ABC Radio (Australia) (677) on 10 Oct 2018

Technically, there is no faulting First Man ... Dramatically, however, things are a different story…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 10 Oct 2018

First Man makes gripping and moving viewing…

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By Kristian M. Lin (336) for Fort Worth Weekly (325) on 10 Oct 2018

Whereas Hansen's exhaustively researched book sometimes comes up short on drama, this movie is fortunate to have a filmmaker who can dazzle…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 10 Oct 2018

Like space flight, filmmaking is created to take people beyond what they already know to see what they don't…

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By Rahul Desai (66) for Film Companion Reviews (159) on 10 Oct 2018

There's much to appreciate about the way Chazelle and his core team magnify the journey of a man who finds solace in telescopic emotions…

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By André Hereford (101) for Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (190) on 10 Oct 2018

A welcome counterpoint to all the buzzcuts and bravado, Claire Foy turns in an incandescent performance as Armstrong's devoted wife Janet…

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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 10 Oct 2018

It ejects typical mythologizing to remind us that this extraordinary millennial-defining moment happened to an individual, a person just like…

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By Sean Fennessey (47) for The Ringer (285) on 10 Oct 2018

It's a fascinating contrast of forms-a physically overwhelming, tension-filled film surrounding a quiet, withdrawn performance…

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