" There is an emptiness in all of us, it's evil is always lurking "

Rating: 8/10 (25 February 2011)

I believe it was Rod Serling who often reminded audiences, the greatest terror we humans could ever face was isolation. Removed from our own kind, a man can easily succumb to it's terrifying power and in the end, go mad. In this 2009 film, writer/director, Duncan Jones, takes a page from Serling and relates the story of Sam Bell, (Sam Rockwell) an astronaut and mining engineer who has been contracted to live on the moon for three years. While there, working for Lunar Industries, he is to keep vigil on several moon excavators which automatically mine a substance call Helium 3 which is then 'harvested' and sent back to earth. Assisted by a robotic system named G.E.R.T.Y. (Kevin Spacy) Bell has done well to stay sane in this cold, dark, bleak lunar isolation. As time draws near for his contract to expire, he looks forward to returning to Earth and his wife and child. However, things which have gone well up till then, suddenly causes Bell to question his surroundings. Accidents, began to happen, dialog between himself and GERTY become confusing, he begins hallucinating and questioning himself and his CLONE. Although, the film itself is prone to some confusion, Rockwell does an exceptional job of keeping the audience focus towards a surprising ending. A memorable film and one which which sure to remind us of the Twilight Zone. ****