Quite Simply... A Near Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2010)

Moon is one of the most atmospheric movies ever witnessed. Astronaut Sam Bell is near the end of his 3 year contract on the Lunar moon mining base. Strange events start to suddenly occur. Sam Bell comes across a crashed mining vehicle with another astronaut injured inside. The oddity is that Sam Bell is meant to be the only astronaut on the base. The injured astronaut is also Sam Bell.
The movie's subtle eeriness creeps upon you like a spider slowly crawling up your leg. The level of raw emotion that is displayed by Sam Rockwell (who stars as Sam Bell) is so deeply moving it is difficult not to overwhelmed even if you have a heart of stone. Kevin Spacey's voice performance of the robot, GERTY, is magnificent.
The only drawback with Moon is the ending. For a movie that is so artistically beautiful, the ending leaves little to the imagination with a closed ending scenario. The movie itself would have been better left as an open ending interpretation.
Overall, Moon is an incredibly well crafted film and will be thoroughly enjoyed by every moviegoer.