First Man

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Stephen O Shows a sad side to Neil Armstrong that has never been depicted in film. He’s the first man - a man isolated, grieving, and trying to keep a strong front; unable to be vulnerable with his wife, kids, friends, or the media. It’s a triumph that he survived, yet a tragedy in that he’ll always be a man alone. The lack of dialogue conveys his lack of interpersonal connection, while the turbulent sound effects and music score communicate his own inner turmoil. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review Brad M This is not a sci-fi it's a drama. The story was very good and gosling was exceptional. Def. Worth watching. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review James L This is a wonderful movie, easily 10x better than Apollo 13. It is much more realistc, and it shows why we haven't gone back to the moon and why we should again. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review Bo L First Man is a very interesting film that manage to walk the thin line between the factual events that made Neil Armstrong, and the more emotional person who he of course was but is missing from the history books. It is obviously hollywoodised to make a more compelling film and dramatic film. Ryan Gosling does a fine job as Armstrong, portraying him as the somewhat introvert person we know from history, but also as the driven father and engineer, and a professional! The cast is an odd mismatch of actors that are too young or too old, and for a large part looks nothing like the real people (most of the astronauts from the apollo missions were born the same year and looked remarkably alike, a far more homogenous group of men), and only true buff would probably notice. But it is beautifully made and beautifully scored and paced just right. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Claudine J full disclosure one of my go-to popcorn movies is apollo 13, even though I know how it ends. this is NOT that even if your birdie brain tells you 'this is neil armstrong fer crying out loud', the way the film delivers the details going up to the success? woof. one heck of an engineer...check able to go a couple of rounds in the vomit comet...check look straight at death and go about your work...check absolutely unimpressed by anything PR...check inscrutable...yep so if you can take another viewpoint after the glorification of space, one that includes 'groaning metal' and claustrophobia and dread, go for it. Ryan is great, btw. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Jennifer M Watched this last night and still thinking of it now. Very emotional and deeply moving. The film really put across the personal sacrifices that these explorers made. It made me think of previous adventures. Having recently watched the series Boundless about Magellan and Encanto’s mammoth voyage to find a westerly route to the spice islands these sailors set off into the unknown. The Apollo astronauts were in a similar position risking everything. The film was very well acted and underpinned by an excellent musical score. Very tense but an enjoyable watch. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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