Review of First Man (2018) by Jluis_001 — 15 Nov 2018

Damien Chazelle's most recent film left me with many mixed feelings especially because the film had made me believe that it would be a spectacular epic, but First Man is not one.

Chazelle has everything, the protagonist, a strong and solid supporting cast. An impressive story and better yet; is a real one.

His growth as a filmmaker is incredibly evident, regardless of his achievements with La La Land. Ironically First Man is his best film as a director but not his best film as a whole.

And why do I say this? Because everything feels in its place and yet First Man is a film incapable of provoking emotion. Although we are shown the whole journey of Neil Armstrong in NASA until he reaches the moon and evidently the narrative is built for that climax moment in the story but honestly the film never manages to provide a memorable cataclysmic moment and feels cold and sterile, which evidently ends the journey with its simple ending.

I'm not disappointed but I'm not impressed either. It's a film that deserves your full attention but its excellent quality didn't leave me satisfied.

And before I forget it, go get the musical score because Justin Hurwitz did an amazing job.