Moon is directed by Duncan Jones who is actually the son of David Bowie. It would have been interesting if Ziggy Stardust himself made a cameo in this. I would have dug that.
Sam Rockwell plays Astronaut Sam Bell who is finishing up his three year service on the moon. But during the last few days of his service, he discovers something that is completely mind-blowing. I am not going to say what it is because that would ruin the entire film and all the fun about it!
With the exception of a couple minute long flashback scenes and the occasional vocal help of Kevin Spacey voicing the computer GERTY, Sam Rockwell is the only actor in the entire film. His performance is incredible be he really does carry the entire film. His performance is even more incredible when you discover what the huge plot twist it. The twist is so great that not even M. Night Shyamalan expected it!
Rockwell aside, the entire film looks incredible. The props look incredible. The design of the moon base reminded me of the tech in Oblivion. The production design is great and impressive considering the estimated budget is a meager $5,000,000. Everything on an visual level looked immaculate.
It's really hard to talk about this movie without spoiling it. If you haven't seen Moon yet, watch it. You'll love it. If you have already seen Moon, then re-watch it!
Final Report: Moon soars due to Sam Rockwell's Oscar worthy performance and a solid script, making Duncan Jones a director to keep an eye on.
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