Moon - Movie Review

Rating: 9/10 (10 February 2014)

Sci-fi movies usually consists of lots of CGI and special effects, big scenery with explosions and lasers. In Duncan Jonse's low-budget 'Moon' the focus is more on the story rather than the visual aspect, even though the cinematography captures and delivers the director's intention with glorious fashion. Jonse has succeeded to touch on multiple subjects and emotions that will leave you wondering with moral conflicts. Jones has manage to deliver a thought-provocative film that plays a homage to old sci-fi movies such as Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' and Riddly Scott's 'Alien'.
'Moon' tells the story of Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), the only astronaut who works in a lunar mining base extracting Helium-3 from the moon's surface to be sent back to Earth to fuel the planet, a new cleaner solution to Earth's power problems.
Sam's isolated three-year mission is about to come to an end and he can't wait to return to Earth to see his wife Tess and daughter Eve. His only company throughout this time period has been GERTY, the base's AI robot (voice by Kevin Spacey) and kind of Sam's personal assistant and best friend. Sadly, the last days are proving to be the worst, and after experiencing a bizarre encounter (which I wont get into details) both Sam and the audience are left questioning whether it is all really happening or is it inside Sam's mind.
Sam Rockwell delivers an outstanding performance in this one-man-show and proves he is capable of playing such role. the constant flashbacks Sam has had to his life on earth and his whole approach to the situation were, in my opinion, very human-like.
This film stretches the boundary between sci-fi and art and redefines the words 'isolation' and 'lonely',I would strongly recommend every sci-fi lover, every drama-lover and even every Charlie Kaufman-lover to see this film.