Review of Moon (2009) by Parker S — 02 Jul 2012
With qualities that clearly harken after sci-fi masterpieces such as Star Wars and mostly 2001, such as GERTY, a personal assistance robot that seems to be based of HAL although it does differ from it greatly.
Moon is an inventive sci-fi thriller that both pleases the heart and the mind. Its hauntingly beautiful, the moon space station where most of the movie takes place, is reminiscent of 2001 and Alien's clean and futuristic, but realistic look that creates a great atmosphere.
The story is a little slow at the start, but once the plot twist happens, it morphs into a compelling, poignant, and at times poetic thriller. Sam Rockwell is utterly fantastic, playing all parts in the movie with aching emotion, angst and at times hope; its quite amazing to watch.
Duncan Jones is a really great director, first Moon and then Source Code, which were both pretty great in my opinion. Don't miss this movie, which portrays an enormous amount of emotion and an interesting story to boot.
This review of Moon (2009) was written by Parker S on 02 Jul 2012.
Moon has generally received very positive reviews.
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