Well done!

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2018)

This movie is more about the life and personality of Neil Armstrong as written by James Hanson in his novel, "First Man". It is not necessarily about Apollo 11 though it plays heavily in the movie. I found Ryan Goslin's portrail of Armstrong very good though he is not trying to copy him exactly, but to give the audience an idea of what he was about. Janet, played by Claire Foy, was probably closer to what Janet was like, but at times I could hear her English accent slipping through. The novel was the only authorized biography of Armstrong ever, so his children, as well as other family members, were interviewed and consulted on the book and movie. Armstrong died in 2012, so obviously he was not involved in the production of the movie. I give the movie high ratings for the producer's willingness to stick to the book though the movie only covers a portion of Armstrong's life. This is what we get because there will be no better book or movie about this interesting man and the first human to walk on another planet.