An 8 for Gosling and Foy, cinematographic style and gravitas, a 5 for the soundtrack and overall effect

Rating: 6/10 (7 November 2018)

In a nutshell....
Armstrong wasn't much fun, he had some tough breaks, he's very dour. Space exploration is scary , loud and it's amazing they ever got to the moon.
Neil isnt particularly exciting to watch for nearly 2.5hrs but I suppose that's what he was like and was picked as he could keep his cool under any pressure. But does it make for an interesting film- yes as its 'different' and 'no'.
Think some of the 'here's me looking thoughtful again' scenes could've been trimmed.
Gosling and Foy were great - but again i didn't really feel that much watching them as they don't interact that much even on screen as Armstrong is so withdrawn at times. Does he deserve an oscar nomination for this- mmmm my personal opinion is no. An oscar nomination for moping on screen for hours...no.
The space/test flight scenes and cinematography were excellent and had me on the edge of my seat- no faulting them- just incredible.
The soundtrack was a bit too 'documentary' style and loud at times but i understand this is what they were possibly going for....ploddy.