It's like The Bourne Identity set in space

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2010)

In an age of elaborate lanky blue folk who talk the talk, fly the fly and speak Na'vi or else giant prawns with their impressive 'Independence Day' ship looming in the background and an appetite for cat food, its sometimes understandably hard to forget there's such a thing as a ostentatious visuals that isn't fiction or OTT enough to mascara a rather plain plot.
Moon (that giant grey blob in the sky) isn't at all deprived from beauty, especially in 1080p, however that doesn't make it like other sci-fi's these days. Its small budget, has few characters, has plenty of Sam Rockwell, and to top it all is a very thought provoking debut from a director who happens to be David Bowie's son: Duncan. Pretty different right? But it's the foremost point where Moon is almost entirely contrary that makes it a fundamental but essential independent movie.
Sam (played by Sam) is just finishing his three contract of supplying energy from the moon to earth, to be reunited with his wife and child. He gets some nasty Shutter Island form of hallucinations before he severely crashes his moon truck-thingy and soon after, quiet literally meets his match. I won't give away anything more than the trailer because well no-one likes a spoil sport and for such a rare heart wrenching solely driven performance by Sam, I find it hard not to justify credit even if you have or haven't seen it with your own eyes.
Kevin Spacey also stars, however he will be in a box shape form with a yellow face. Shouldn't be hard to spot; especially if you have seen a certain Stanley Kubrick film recently. But as previously mentioned a great story, unreliant on its look that has given Rockwell the chance to prosper with a lead role, easily puts the likes of Hollywood's multi-million extravaganza's to shame.