Review of First Man (2018) by Tim B — 13 Oct 2018
Boring and oh so slow.
How can you make such a important and dramatic seres of events a bore. It turns out it's quite easy...here's how in 3 simple steps:
1. Spend long lingering moments gazing in very close up shots at the two leads, that way you don't have to bother with any dialogue.
2. Instead of bothering with special effects just jiggle the camera around inside what purports to be a tiny manned capsule, keep jiggling it and add some roaring noises and flashing lights, then keep jiggling it uncontrollably, then yes, that's rights, do it all over again and again, whatever you do, don't look out the window or show any external shots. The side benefit is that jiggling a camera is a great way to save money.
3. Use that old handheld camera technique and shake it around a bit to pretend everything is authentic - if you like, add lots of out of focus shots because of course, that's how the human eye and our perception works doesn't it?
This is an awful film, badly made and badly scripted. Worst thing is it is very uninformative. It is so boring you will want to leave half way through, but feel city bound by the weighty, humourless seriousness of it all to stay an see it through to the end ..... do yourself a favour and don't bother.
This review of First Man (2018) was written by Tim B on 13 Oct 2018.
First Man has generally received positive reviews.
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