The alien within

Rating: 8/10 (22 February 2010)

"Moon" is an intense little movie that will probably knock around inside your brain for a while. Sam Rockwell, in the performance(s) of his career, plays a technician who has spent three years working in isolation on a moon base. As his time at the base nears its end, he begins to discover some inconsistencies in what he's been led to believe by the energy company that employs him, and he begins to doubt his very existence, along with his memories of life on Earth. Kevin Spacey supplies the voice of Gerty, an ambiguously helpful computer (and a direct descendant of HAL, from "2001: A Space Odyssey"). Produced by Trudie Styler (Sting's wife) and directed by Duncan Jones (David Bowie's son), "Moon" is a sharp, smart, and understated film that delivers a scathing message about our willingness to sacrifice humanity in the name of efficiency.