Brings back memories

Rating: 6/10 (12 February 2011)

Somewhat reminiscent of the old science fictions from 30-40 years ago, Moon will bring back memories of such movies as 2001 or Outland. And although special effects are a big part for movies like these, they rely far more on the story and performances of the actors than a lot of other films from this genre. Sam Rockwell adequately pulls off his role despite the closet thing he had to co-stars was himself and Kevin Spacey in a box. While the plot kind of peaks towards the middle, it still holds interest beyond that point and is something you'll want to watch till the end.
There is one unfortunate downfall however. For some reason the makers seemed to intentionally shoot for an R rating when writing the script, as F-bombs are delivered in sorties of three or more every five minutes, likely making it the most common word in the entire film. Why they found this necessary is beyond me, since it adds nothing to the overall movie and could have easily been done differently without losing anything. So what could have been something that I might watch with my kids or even my folks, gets relegated to late night viewing when no one else is around.