Moon Reviews

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Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Moon is a timely reminder of what readers of analog already know: that science fiction can be (gasp!) intelligent and thoughtful . . .

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A moody, brooding low-key sci-fi feature that makes the most of the eeriness and solitude of long-distance separation to explore some very poignant themes of memory and existence.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

At the heart of this you've got this fantastic concept and a fantastic performance from Rockwell. It's absolutely tense. It's absolutely admirable.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

This is science fiction at its stimulating best.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

By halfway the film starts to feel like a mere exercise, one more effort to get maximum value from limited resources. Too much machinery, not enough dread.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

There might even be a touch of his father in there -- ''your circuit's dead, there's something wrong, can you hear me, Major Tom?'' It is a well-built, concentrated movie with a brain and a purpose.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

An eccentric sci-fi which cleverly deconstructs the mythology of the Star Treks and Star Wars which have colonised the future of our imaginations with their glamour, self-importance and operatic sound tracks.

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Clearly inspired by the great science fiction films of the last century, Moon still manages to be awe-inspiring and strikingly original in its own right.

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While there are echoes of Kubrick's 2001 classic, Moon has enough that's original and surprising to make it worth recommending, and not only to diehard fans of sci-fi films.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

Much more than simple escapism, Moon may not be for everyone, but it is certainly a very good film that will inspire intriguing post-cinema conversation.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

The filmmakers say they wanted to make a sci-fi story within their limited budget, so used ingredients that would satisfy both. Sadly, the screenplay is a bit low on other things as well, like meaningful content.

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An interesting idea goes astray in this unusual sci-fi thriller in which Sam Rockwell's astronaut Sam becomes captive in the recesses of his own mind.

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Moon is the kind sci-fi film you rarely see any more; subtle and intelligent. Yet it gets stuck on the launch pad to greatness.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5

In an era when grey-shaded Hollywood drudge can cost hundreds of millions and deliver nothing, Moon stands out -- and it does so with dignity.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

It never quite passes the test as entertainment.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

Making a smart genre film is a house of cards. Of Moon's praiseworthy elements, I am most impressed with this: for a movie so rich and complex, it is wonderfully simple.

Full Review | Original Score: A

an intriguing existential space oddity

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

There's a marvelous sense of isolation in the picture's cold, aloof setting and classical, still frames.

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

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5