A Foreseeable Future

Rating: 8/10 (26 December 2009)

Moon is a fine film with a story which is plausible and well produced.
Sam, played excellently by Sam Rockwell, is approaching the end of his three year contract on the Moon, where he has been extracting Helium-3 to resource Earth with energy. GERTY, a computer system, who will inevitably be compared to HAL is Sam's lone companion on the Moon, whose purpose is to ensure the safe and continual extraction of Helium-3.
I like the idea of Moon, that the Earth depends on a single man and a lone computer to provide energy. It has a somewhat comforting feel and we are not distracted by environmental concerns or other characters. The special effects and score are both able to conjure an unsettling feel.
Moon thrives through its fine production and focus, and is an intelligent and a very good sci-fi film with real heart.