Intrigued by the very good reviews I had read about this movie, I decided to give it a try. I’m glad I did. Moon is one of those cerebral and suspenseful movies that are quite hard to come by in today’s marketplace that favors bombastic spectacles à la Pirates of the Caribbean.
Synopsis: Sam Bell has been living alone on the Moon for almost 3 years, the length of his contract, as the supervisor of fully automated mining operations. His only companion, GERTY, an artificially intelligent robot. With the imminent end of his contract and his return to Earth and his family quickly approaching, Sam begins to experience odd hallucinations. One of these will cause him to get into an accident that will alter his life forever.
It is really unfortunate that this movie is destined to be a niche-only affair, because its simple story is both haunting and brilliant. The great Sam Rockwell plays the main (and virtually only) character so effectively he should have been nominated for an Oscar. Not only that, he carries the whole movie on his lone shoulders too, given that he’s in each and every scene!!
The Bottom Line: although the movie is located on Earth’s lone satellite, this is by no means a purely sci-fi movie. In fact, it’s mostly a drama with some interesting twists that will delight any movie lover. Don’t miss it.
Grade: 8
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