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Moon (2009)

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Reviews Counted:156

Fresh:139

Rotten:17

Average Rating:7.4/10

Consensus: Boosted by Sam Rockwell's intense performance, Moon is a compelling work of science-fiction, and a promising debut from director Duncan Jones.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for language.

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:17-07-2009

Synopsis: It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a... It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a lonely job, made harder by a broken satellite that allows no live communications home. Taped messages are all Sam can send and receive.

Thankfully, his time on the moon is nearly over, and Sam will be reunited with his wife, Tess, and their three-year-old daughter, Eve, in only a few short weeks. Finally, he will leave the isolation of “Sarang,” the moon base that has been his home for so long, and he will finally have someone to talk to beyond “Gerty,” the base’s well-intentioned, but rather uncomplicated computer.

Suddenly, Sam’s health starts to deteriorate. Painful headaches, hallucinations and a lack of focus lead to an almost fatal accident on a routine drive on the moon in a lunar rover. While recuperating back at the base (with no memory of how he got there), Sam meets a younger, angrier version of himself, who claims to be there to fulfill the same three year contract Sam started all those years ago.

Confined with what appears to be a clone of his earlier self, and with a “support crew” on its way to help put the base back into productive order, Sam is fighting the clock to discover what’s going on and where he fits into company plans. --© Sony Pictures Classics [More]

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey

Director: Duncan Jones

Director: Duncan Jones
Screenwriter: Mark Bowden, Nathaniel Parker
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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Moon is a gripping sci-fi tale, but also has a lot of heart and humanity.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
07/24/09
Cosmo Landesman
Cosmo Landesman
Sunday Times (UK)

A gripping, thoughtful, extremely claustrophobic movie.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
07/24/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

One space odyssey you're unlikely to forget.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
07/24/09
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

This is a defiantly British film. It’s one we can be proud of – in moderation.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
07/17/09
Matt Bochenski
Matt Bochenski
Little White Lies

They do make ’em like they used to — a fresh blast of old-school sci-fi, bursting with ideas and a stellar turn from Rockwell.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/17/09
Simon Crook
Simon Crook
Empire Magazine
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The film is not entirely logical, but it raises pleasing questions and looks beautiful.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
07/17/09
Dave Calhoun
Dave Calhoun
Time Out
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Moon could do with a heftier dose of weird, but the disciplined storytelling and direction bodes well for director Duncan Jones.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
07/17/09
Matthew De Abaitua
Matthew De Abaitua
Channel 4 Film
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A heartfelt, if self-consciously derivative drama of human loneliness.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment 1 Comment
07/17/09
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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An eerie, disturbing and moving film, but not without occasional bursts of humour, Moon is a refreshing antidote to the dumb action-orientated futuristic fodder has dominated cinemas in recent years.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
07/17/09
Ben Rawson-Jones
Ben Rawson-Jones
Digital Spy

An impressive directorial debut with a smart, absorbing and well-acted film that’s not just for geeks.

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07/17/09
Heat Magazine

A beautifully-crafted sci-fi poser, an endearing and ultimately touching thriller-cum-drama which echoes the 1972 deep space classic Silent Running.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
07/17/09
Tim Evans
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

Fans of speculative and conceptual sci-fi and classic storytelling should take this trip to identity’s dark side. The direction is elegant, the acting impeccable. Take the trip.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
07/17/09
Kevin Harley
Kevin Harley
Total Film

Make no mistake: Jones is a uniquely exciting prospect, whose cerebral, creepy and riveting Moon carves out his own elevated flight path.

Full Review Source: Uncut Magazine [UK] | comment Comment
07/17/09
Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts
Uncut Magazine [UK]

Pitched at the other end of the sci-fi market from Transformers 2, this is too quirky and cerebral to be a hit, but it's more than a space oddity.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
07/17/09
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

A smart futuristic tale, blending paranoia, drama and humour.

Full Review Source: Sunday Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
07/17/09
Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Sunday Mirror [UK]

What a joy - old-school, intelligent sci-fi.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
07/17/09
Sun Online

Psychedelic sci-fi? Glam rock goes off-world? No: wordy and overwrought like a radio play in space.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment 6 Comments
07/17/09
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

An indie sci-fi movie? That's what the director Duncan Jones has put together, to mostly inspired effect.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
07/17/09
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

It’s not fair to say that the film runs out of steam towards the end, because it remains crisp and unpredictable, but it does have the feel of an addictive Outer Limits episode finding ways to stretch itself over the feature-length mark.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
07/17/09
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph
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With its measured pacing, melancholy tone and eye for prosaic details, Moon is very different from the glossy sci-fi blockbuster — and far more satisfying.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
07/17/09
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]
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