Chazele does justice to the legend of Neil Armstrong

Rating: Null/10 (13 August 2019)

Damien Chazele's follow up to his big film La La Land is a biography on one of the bona fide heroes of American culture-scape Neil Armstrong. Collaborating once again with Chazele is Ryan Gosling who plays the main lead. The film is good although expecting a straight forward larger than life biopic the kind Hollywood is known for is not what this film is. This is a personal take on the nature and character of a public figure who hated the attention and adulation. The scenes with Armstrong's family gives us an inside look at the legendary man's state of mind both before and after launching. Of course, the actual mission is given weight and some scenes are bound to bring goosebumps to space aficionados. I was impressed with this film even though there aren't many uplifting, resounding scenes and the pacing is more of a gentle flow than a typical three act script structure.