Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Moon (DVD)

Moon (2009) starring Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey. Astronaut Sam Bell (Rockwell) is stationed on the far side of the Moon with only Gerty (voice of Spacey), an artificial intelligence, to keep him company. Things soon start to go wrong with the mining equipment, and then Sam is injured. Subsequently, the mysteries begin to mount. Why is there suddenly another copy of Sam running around? Why is there no link for sending messages directly back and forth to Earth? These and other questions are answered fully and satisfyingly before the end of the film. This is, of all things, a serious sci-fi movie. (The subtitles deserve an A+; they could not be improved.) Grade: B+

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