Description
Science-fiction films are usually big-budget blockbusters more concerned with special effects than with character, but MOON goes the indie route, using a five-million-dollar budget to create a thought-provoking film. First-time feature director Duncan Jones wrote the part of Sam Bell, a miner living in isolation on the moon, with CHOKEs Sam Rockwell in mind, and its perfect casting. MOON begins when Sams three-year contract with Lunar Industries is almost up, and it isnt soon enough for the isolated man. Communication is down, and he is only able to send and receive prerecorded messages home, so he has had no real-time contact with his wife and daughter. An accident in a lunar rover leaves Sam stranded, but he wakes up back in the station, where he encounters someone who looks exactly like him, just a little younger. With the help of the bases robot, Gerty (voiced by Kevin Spacey), Sam tries to uncover what lies beneath the gleaming surface of the base.
Production designer Tony Noble has created a cold, utilitarian set for MOON, reminiscent of sci-fi classics such as 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY and ALIEN. The minimalist surroundings and small number of special effects allow Rockwells strong performance to shine in what is essentially a one-man film. There are very few shots without Rockwells presence, and he is adept at communicating the Sams variety of emotions. Rockwell is undeniably the center of the film, but Jones has made a stylish debut that promises an impressive filmography in the future.
Box Office:
01/16/2009 3.5 stars out of 5 — "Anchored by a dexterous performance from indie stalwart Sam Rockwell and shot in lean, expressive and slightly surreal visual tone that recalls Tarkovsky's SOLARIS, MOON harkens back to pre-STAR WARS American science fiction films..."Hollywood Reporter:
01/26/2009 "Screenwriter Nathan Parker capably splices generic sci-fi components with a Big Brother fixture in this well-wrought, modular entertainment."USA Today:
06/12/2009 3 stars out of 4 — "MOON, a superb first feature directed by Duncan Jones and starring an impressive Sam Rockwell, is an intelligent, evocative and deceptively low-key sci-fi adventure."Chicago Sun-Times:
06/17/2009 3.5 stars out of 4 — "MOON is a superior example of that threatened genre, hard science-fiction, which is often about the interface between humans and alien intelligence of one kind or other....The movie is really all about ideas..."New York Times:
06/12/2009 "[A] modest, haunting feature....MOON is an exercise in minimalism, pairing down a complex futuristic scenario into what is essentially a one-person drama."Wall Street Journal:
06/12/2009 "[I]ts theme is the elusive question of human identity....Mr. Rockwell gives a brilliant performance [and] the physical production is impressive..."A.V. Club:
06/11/2009 "Rockwell's presence gives the movie a funky humanity....MOON has an honest-to-goodness personality." — Grade: B+Rolling Stone:
06/25/2009 3.5 stars out of 4 — "This mesmerizing mind-bender sneaks up and hits you hard....MOON is a provocation that relies on ideas instead of computer tricks to stir up excitement."Total Film:
06/23/2009 5 stars out of 5 — "MOON is tense but it also expertly wrong-foots us, dodging potential clichés in favour of emotive, intelligent revelations."Entertainment Weekly:
01/08/2010 "[A] trippy sci-fi yarn....Prepare to have your mind blown." — Grade: B+Uncut:
07/13/2009 4 stars out of 5 — "Jones' debut is a gripping, claustrophobic film....Rockwell excels in the tall task of acting with and against himself..."
CAST
| Kevin Spacey | American actor |
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| Sam Rockwell | Actor, CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND |
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| Dominique McElligott | Actress |
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| Kaya Scodelario | Actor |
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| Benedict Wong | Actor, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS (2003) |
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| Matt Berry | Actor |
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| Malcolm Stewart | Canadian supporting actor, Dark Angel/Battlestar Galactica |
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CREW
| Screenwriter | Duncan Jones (Writer/director) |
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| Producer | Nicky Moss (Producer) |
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| Screenwriter | Nathan Parker (Screenwriter) |
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| Producer | Stuart Fenegan (Producer) |
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| Producer | Trudie Styler (Producer/Sting's Wife) |
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| Director of Photography | Gary Shaw (Director of photography) |
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| Composer | Clint Mansell (Composer, DOOM (2005)) |
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| Production Designer | Tony Noble (Production designer) |
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Video: Color
Original release:
97 min
, English (Original)
Weight factor: 1 item(s)
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| USA |
97 min |
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R (MPAA)
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Catalog #: 3948608
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UPC: 043396323940 |
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Release NotesBlu-ray Disc Features: Widescreen - 2.39 Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish DTS HD Master Audio - English, French, Spanish Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
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