What a stink-a-roo

Rating: 2/10 (24 July 2019)

Leave it to today's filmmakers to take one of the most thrilling events in modern history and turn it into one of the most boring movies I've ever seen. Everyone in the production - in front of the camera and behind - should be embarrassed with this soporific retelling of the first manned moon landing. I remember the event well and Neil Armstrong was not a block of wood as presented by Ryan Gosling. Gosling doesn't get all the blame - after all, there was a director on the set, calling the shots.
I've seen better depictions of paint drying. I was beginning to think their budget was cut because the camera lingered in dark closeups for interminable amounts of time.
Oh yes, it must be said, that this was an American mission that took years of effort and our taxes - to accomplish successfully. So, why were there no shots of the American flag planted on the moon? Would it have offended viewers so much that they wouldn't have watched? Not likely. More likely - the lousy production.
This was a waste of time, money and the opportunity to inspire future generations. And that's much worse than leaving out a shot of the American flag on the moon.
Live with that, Damien Chazelle.