Moon

UK 2009, 97 minutes
Dir. Duncan Jones
Rating: [M]
Genres: Science Fiction / Independent, Outer Space

Feat. Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott, Benedict Wong

Aroview: Smartly handled science fiction from the offspring of David Bowie (aka Zowie Bowie), with Sam Rockwell playing the lone occupant of an energy harvesting moon base set in the not-too-distant future.

While Rockwell’s whiny one-man show – save for the requisite robotic assistant (voiced by Kevin Spacey) – may struggle to engender sympathy or genuine interest from the hardened sci-fi viewer, skeptics who perceive this as another inward, existential space odyssey are urged to stick with it, with dir. Jones slowly but surely subverting the clichés of the genre and revealing some clever plot turns amidst predictable cautionary themes. A nicely slanted take on a familiar premise with enough surprises to keep the audience on their toes.

NZ International Film Festival 2009

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4 stars (Very Good) Rockwell is brilliant as the lone moon base operator, carrying almost the entire film solo. However, if you’re not a fan of his peculiar performances, or of sci-fi in general, you should probably sit this one out. ~Tom H
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5 stars (Exceptional) Astounding performance from Rockwell, coupled by a sci-fi script that seems to be about one idea, but quickly sidesteps to another. ~dr.strangelove
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5 stars (Exceptional) Rockwell is astonishingly brilliant, and Duncan Jones' smart script and direction make Moon someting very special. Oh, and the Kevin Spacey robot is pretty cool too. ~Wizzums