The Right Stuff Part 2

Rating: 8/10 (1 November 2018)

I read "The Right Stuff" and thought the movie was one of the best of the 1980's. I decided to ignore the negative publicity about not showing the American flag being planted on the moon and I'm glad I did as I thought this was a pretty good telling of the first trip to the moon.
I thought Ryan Gosling did a great job as Neil Armstrong. These guys must have ice water in their veins. Getting bounced off the Earth's atmosphere they would tell Mission Control that they were just hitting a bit of turbulence and that there was nothing to worry about.
I have always admired Jason Clarke's work and he didn't disappoint here.
I'm glad the story placed some importance to Gus Grissom who was truly a tragic figure in our space program.
The only criticism I have was the dull color tone of the movie and the feeling that some of the scenes seemed to be filmed with a hand held camera.
I am amazed today that we went to the moon with a fraction of the technology we have now.