Moon (2009)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Duncan Jones

Writers:

Duncan Jones (original story)
Nathan Parker (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 July 2009 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The last place you'd ever expect to find yourself

Plot:

Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems.

Plot Keywords:

Earth | Accident | Contract | Computer | Rescue Team

Awards:

10 wins

Cast

Sam Rockwell	...	Sam Bell
Kevin Spacey	...	GERTY (voice)
Dominique McElligott	...	Tess Bell
Kaya Scodelario	...	Eve
Malcolm Stewart	...	Technician
Robin Chalk	...	Sam Bell Clone
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Berry	...	Overmeyers
Benedict Wong	...	Thompson

Also Known As:

Луна 2112 (Russia) [ru]
Ay (Turkey: Turkish title) (festival title) [tr]
Feggari (Greece) [el]
Moon - O Outro Lado da Lua (Portugal) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

97 min | USA:97 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Netherlands:9 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Liberty Films UK

Trivia:

On one of the mineral tubes that Sam unloads from the mining machine has the word Sarang written in English and Korean. Sarang is Korean for "love". Sarang also means peacock in Sanskrit language.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Computer monitor reads "sattelite link lost" (with "satellite" misspelled). Look for this right after GERTY tells Sam he can't go outside, and at the first Eliza transmission

Quotes:

GERTY: I hope the Earth is everything you remember it to be.

Movie Connections:

References Alien (1979)

Soundtrack:

Walking on Sunshine

Fantastic...

In short, this is one of the best sci-fi movies I have seen in a LONG time. Sam Rockwell plays it perfect, making the viewer feel his isolation and lonelieness. For a low budget film, the few effect shots work seamlessly. I'm trying to remain spoiler free, so I won't bother to explain the plot. If you like older and more story/character driven sci-fi, such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, than chances are you will love this movie. If you aren't a huge fan of sci-fi, take a chance with this one. You may find it a very rewarding experience. I loved this movie, and I can't stop thinking about it. In Moon, you may begin to think that everything is a big cliché, but than with all of the seemingly cliché plot points, Moon changes them into something entirely original and unexpected. It is an excellent piece of art and I have a strong feeling not enough people will see and appreciate it like I did.