Moon (2009)

Moon (2009)

Directed by: Duncan Jones
Screenplay by: Nathan Parker

Genre: Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Running Time: 97 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Viewed: Owned DVD

The last place you'd ever expect to find yourself.

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Comments: I love dramatic science fiction films set in space. It's the perfect setting for loneliness, detachment, and other depression-inducing themes. Moon fits right into this genre and is a wonderful film. It's the debut from the son of David Bowie, Duncan Jones, but the real star is Sam Rockwell, who gives an amazing performance basically by himself. We have the voice of Kevin Spacey, but Moon is all Rockwell. He plays Sam Bell, an astronaut at the end of his three-year contract on the moon, which is now being harvested for energy on Earth. Then Sam starts having problems, and to say any more will give away too much. The trailer for the film is exceptional, and you can watch it below. And I can't finish without mentioning the haunting, brilliant score by Clint Mansell. Mansell is one of, if not the best in cinema today. Films like Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, and countless others would not be the same if Mansell was not involved. Just listen to the music in the trailer. It's awesome.