Moonfall

Moonfall

31/1/2022 2h 11m 6.3/10

Overview

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.

Director

Roland Emmerich

Top Billed Cast

Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Brian Harper

Halle Berry

Halle Berry

Jocinda Fowler

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Tom Lopez

Charlie Plummer

Charlie Plummer

Sonny Harper

John Bradley

John Bradley

KC Houseman

Kelly Yu

Kelly Yu

Michelle

Reviews

r96sk

2/18/2022

6/10

A bit messy, this. <em>'Moonfall'</em> is actually good in areas that I was expecting it to be bad in and bad in areas I thought it might've been good in. I had caught one of the trailers - at the cinema for a different film - and didn't hold high hopes for it, especially with the <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/dont-look-up-2021/" rel="nofollow">Don't Look Up</a>'</em> similarity, though thought the humour/silliness might carry it over the line. Yet, the humour is poor and it's in fact the more serious elements that come to the fore. I honestly enjoyed the sci-fi bits of it and the more dramatic stuff. The comedy is very lame, I don't think I even smirked once to be honest. They should've just played it totally straight, in my opinion anyway. The special effects, meanwhile, are a positive. The cast, when not comedic, work fairly well together. Halle Berry, John Bradley - who may be at the front of the limp jokes but he as an actor is likeable enough that I didn't dislike him at all - and Patrick Wilson - who I always forget the name of, I was literally trying to recall him throughout the film and I still didn't crack it - are a solid trio when serious. The support cast, spearheaded by Michael Peña, are meh. Unfortunately it's a 6/10 rating from me. I do like disaster movies - <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/2012/" rel="nofollow">2012</a>'</em>, Roland Emmerich's best, is great - but this one fell short; particularly towards the end. I wouldn't, personally, say it's as bad as that average rating chart suggests, but to each their own of course.

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