Review of Moon 44 (1990) by Jay B — 16 Feb 2010

Classic 90's Sci-Fi, well written, good plot and a good cast.

This review of Moon 44 (1990) was written by Jay B on 16 Feb 2010.

Moon 44 has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Paul D (6,077) on 16 Jan 2011

Pointless low budget Sci-Fi with lifeless performances and a plot reminiscent of but simpler than a mid 1980s arcade game…

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By Bernd D (2) on 10 Aug 2012

Science Fiction at it's best. Roland Emmerich makes a good job to entertain us. I can't believe it's 22 years ago he made this movie…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 21 Feb 2014

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By Keith M (1,080) on 19 Jan 2012

The story, characters and setting are what make this film very watchable…

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Reasonably decent sci-fi action movie, it's not awesome or anything, but it moved along at a nice pace, some good special effects, no bad acting…

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By Kim Newman (791) for Empire (3,446) on 06 Jan 2012

The plot unravels in unwieldy dollops, and, despite some adequate special effects (for the time), the whole thing is really a bit of a bore…

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Emmerich in the 90s was less riot action and had to make do with little money…

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By Mark T (909) on 30 Mar 2008

Pretty good movie of its time n sort of a mix between Aliens/Battlestar Galactrica/Screamers…

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By Cresswell S (298) on 30 Mar 2008

Very good movie about space cop on a mining colony trying to find a murderer…

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