Overview
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Where this movie shines is in what it doesn’t do. It isn’t trying to be Apollo 13 and it isn’t trying to pull at your heart strings. The first moon landing was a triumph for humanity in a time where it was desperately needed. The toll that this endeavor took upon so many is often overlooked and it is about time that this story was told. This film was absolutely filmed with humanity.
It is only fitting that Claire Foy does the heavy lifting in this film and I hopes she wins something during Oscar season. It still sickens me that Sandra Bullock won best actress for playing a sassy privileged Christian in the pile of sugary dung that was The Blind Side.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews First Man
Movie title: First Man
Movie description: A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Date published: 2019-01-26
Director(s): Damien Chazelle
Actor(s): Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Patrick Fugit, Christopher Abbott, Ciarán Hinds, Olivia Hamilton, Pablo Schreiber, Shea Whigham, Lukas Haas, Ethan Embry, Brian d'Arcy James, Cory Michael Smith, Kris Swanberg, Gavin Warren, Luke Winters, Connor Blodgett, Lucy Stafford, J.D. Evermore, Leon Bridges, Steve Coulter, Skyler Bible, William Gregory Lee, Choppy Guillotte, Braydyn Nash Helms, Edmund Grant, Callie Brown, Claire Smith, Brady Smith, John David Whalen, Matthew Glave, Rodney J. Hobbs, Kermit Rolison, Willie Repoley, Ben Owen, Jim Stearns, James H. Williams, William G. Tomek, Helen S. Jackson, Ambrit Millhouse, Mark Armstrong, Kevin Buttimer, Dustin Lewis, Robert Hatch, Anna Chazelle, Tyner Rushing, Myra Brown, Ronald Hicks, Lawrence Jonasson, Irina Labouz, Anthony Paolucci, Philip Boyd, Stephanie Turner, Timothy Batten, Aurelien Gaya, Todd Truley, Mark Kelly, Tim Olcott, Andrea Maria Hintermaier, Jamie Anne Allman, Charles Carroll, Brian Mahoney, Donald Watkins, Tess Oakland, Michael Lee Kimel, Ryan Clay Forbes, Joshua Powell, Thomas Clay Strickland, Brad Kitchen, Tim Harper, Andrew Armstrong, Kevin Johnson, Damian Lovello, Nelson Bonilla, Shawn Eric Jones, Andrew Stahl, Mark Kirkman, Brian David McCay, Mark Schlichting, Mark Yurgil, Andrew Buckman, Christopher Sgubin, Greg Puckett, Perry Zulu Jr., Kent Wagner, Caroline Davis, Katelyn Davis, George Linkenback
Genre: History, Drama
My Review
Where this movie shines is in what it doesn’t do. It isn’t trying to be Apollo 13 and it isn’t trying to pull at your heart strings. The first moon landing was a triumph for humanity in a time where it was desperately needed. The toll that this endeavor took upon so many is often overlooked and it is about time that this story was told. This film was absolutely filmed with humanity.
It is only fitting that Claire Foy does the heavy lifting in this film and I hopes she wins something during Oscar season. It still sickens me that Sandra Bullock won best actress for playing a sassy privileged Christian in the pile of sugary dung that was The Blind Side.
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My Review - 8.5/10
8.5/10