Half in half out

Rating: 5/10 (17 October 2018)

5 out of 10 for me.
I am half in "it was good?" and half out "it was slightly horrible?"
The opening grabber scene is great. Long, but great. The movies loses momentum at the halfway mark for me.
I should really figure this out, but I am pretty sure the body count is higher in First man than in the Halloween movie.
I see where the director wanted to go with this. An intense time for Neil, a backstory for him, but it does not add up to me as being fluid. I left like "Well, didn't know much about him. He had a sad life."
There was a great love for 'proving' the drama of the movie by giving so much credit to the camera and not giving the actors their time to make the moment momentous. But grade A for high def. You can see the acne on Buzz and see all the tiny little freckles on Claire.
The rocket scenes are filmed like a horror movie. Ryan's eys, loud rattling, ryan's eyes, loud explosions, ryan's eyes. Over and over again.
Imagine The blair witch project, but with a bigger budget and 60's manners and you got First man.
I want to see this movie re cut and about 25 minutes shorter....and with Claire only using an American accent......and Neil more likeable.