| MOON |
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| Written by Joseph B. Mauceri | |||||||||||||||||||
| Friday, 24 April 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
  RELEASING: Sony Pictures ClassicsSYNOPSIS: It is the near future and astronaut Sam Bell (SAM ROCKWELL) is living on the far side of the moon. He is about to complete a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a lonely job, made harder by a broken satellite that allows no live communications home but only taped messages that Sam can send and receive. Sam’s time on the moon is almost over and in a few short weeks he will be reunited with his wife and their three-year-old daughter. Finally, he will leave the isolation of “Sarang,” the moon base that has been his home and he will finally have someone to talk to beyond “Gerty,” the base’s well-intentioned, but rather uncomplicated computer. Suddenly, Sam’s health starts to deteriorate. Painful headaches, hallucinations and a lack of focus lead to an almost fatal accident on a routine drive on the moon in a lunar rover. While recuperating back at the base (with no memory of how he got there), Sam meets a younger, angrier version of himself, who claims to be there to fulfill the same three year contract Sam started all those years ago. Confined with what appears to be a clone of his earlier self, and with a “support crew” on its way to help put the base back into productive order, Sam is fighting the clock to discover what’s going on and where he fits into company plans. (Synopsis edited from text provided by studio) CREW: Director/Screenplay – Duncan Jones; Screenplay – Nathan Parker; Producers – Stuart Fenegan and Trudie Styler; Director of Photography - Gary Shaw; Score – Clint Mansell; Editor – Nicolas Gaster; Production Designer – Tony Noble; Costume Design – Jane Petrie; VFX and Character Animation – Cinesite. CAST: SAM ROCKWELL... Sam Bell; KEVIN SPACEY… Gerty (voice); DOMINIQUE MCELLIGOTT... Tess Bell; KAYA SCODELARIO... Eve Bell. OFFICIAL WEB SITE: www.moonthemovie.com
- MOON is an undeniably brilliant sci-fi tale that draws on the vast visuals and compelling narratives of enduring classics like Outland, Gattaca, Alien, Silent Running, Space 1999, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, Duncan Jones’ passion for the sci-fi genre is evident in creating a celestial setting where a profoundly emotional drama on the human condition plays out. To say that we’ve seen elements of this tale before would be doing it an injustice. What Jones does here feels more like a device used by the literary community where they create stories in a universe created by another writer. Jones takes these threads and weaves them into the fabric of his unique, spellbinding narrative. Duncan Jones' inspired vision combines with Sam Rockwell's stunning performance to deliver a riveting cautionary futuristic tale of space exploration. No matter how breathtaking the visuals or compelling the tale, the lynchpin is Rockwell’s performance. Rockwell’s work here in MOON is a legend in the making. Additionally, Clint Mannsell's score for MOON is as impressive and as vital to making MOON a enthralling cinematic experience as both Duncan Jones' and Sam Rockwell's contributions. All the elements come together in exceptional film event that needs to be savored on the big screen.
** Based on the regular $12.50 ticket prices at a Manhattan theater Feb. 13th, 2009.
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