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- 2018
- PG-13
- 2 h 21 m
- 2018
- PG-13
- 2 h 21 m
Summary First Man is the riveting story of NASA's mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost-on Armstrong and on the nation-of one of the most dangerous missions in history.
Directed By: Damien Chazelle
Written By: Josh Singer, James R. Hansen
- 2018
- PG-13
- 2 h 21 m
- 2018
- PG-13
- 2 h 21 m
First Man
7.4
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Summary First Man is the riveting story of NASA's mission to land a man on the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the years 1961-1969. A visceral, first-person account, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the movie will explore the sacrifices and the cost-on Armstrong and on the nation-of one of the most dangerous missions in history.
Directed By: Damien Chazelle
Written By: Josh Singer, James R. Hansen
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 56 Critic Reviews
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96% Positive
54 Reviews
54 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 56 Critic Reviews
84
96% Positive
54 Reviews
54 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Gosling, who previously worked with Chazelle on “La La Land,” is perfectly cast.
A stunning cinematic achievement that celebrates one of humanity’s biggest triumphs (and mourns the tragedies that happened leading up to it), yet it never loses sight of its personal and small-scale story about a man going to work.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 636 User Ratings
7.4
78% Positive
495 Ratings
495 Ratings
15% Mixed
93 Ratings
93 Ratings
8% Negative
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 636 User Ratings
7.4
78% Positive
495 Ratings
495 Ratings
15% Mixed
93 Ratings
93 Ratings
8% Negative
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
any review lower than a 10 has been written by a infant child, best to ignore these reviews and listen to the ones that can appreciate the grand gos.
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It’s a credit to the filmmakers and to lead actor Ryan Gosling’s thoughtfully internalized performance as Neil Armstrong that this sober, contemplative picture has emotional involvement, visceral tension, and yes, even suspense, in addition to stunning technical craft.
Steering an astonishingly accomplished path between the small steps and the giant leaps of the Apollo 11 mission, reigning Best Director Damien Chazelle opens the 75th Venice Film Festival with First Man, an immersive, immaculately crafted, often spectacular and satisfyingly old-fashioned epic that may well become the definitive moon-landing movie.
Chazelle has always specialised in virtuoso endings, and his sure hand and sharp eye brings this ambitious character study smoothly into land.
The way that Chazelle films the inside of a cockpit (claustrophobic, sensorily overwhelming, fraught with potential danger) and space (stark, haunting, stunning) are both testaments to what’s possible with the latest advancements in technology and vision in filmmaking. That said, it’s hard not to wonder why this particular film, as well-crafted as it is, was made now.
More than a third of its runtime is frustratingly lifeless, mimicking the repressed, impassive psyche of Ryan Gosling’s astronaut, and when Chazelle finally takes us to that big rock in the sky, the sequences may be gorgeous to look at, but the film fails to capture how awe-inspiring something as epic as a trip to the moon must have been.
Must watch , part of Space exploration great history and also great movie in all aspects!!! A MUST!!!
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This is the best Chazelle's movie and of course his most watchable one. The screenplay doesn't feel too much overloaded here and Gosling offers a more convincing performance than usual (probabily his best one after Refn "Drive").
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Very realistic, raw and emotional. The film is very slow and quite boring it feels too long as well I think they could have got it under 2 Hours. It is a Biopic and a character study focused on Neil Armstrong the first man on the moon (Spoilers I guess lol) Don't go into this expecting a space adventure it isn't that type of movie. The sound effects used in this film are great as well as the shaking camera effects I can see why some people got motion sickness watching this. They do a good job of making you feel really confined and claustrophobic. I do think they over used the close up shots we spend most of the movie 2 Inches from the actors faces. Was an Okay movie I won't be rushing to watch it again.
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Quite disappointed with this movie. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't totally ****, as there are many elements of it I enjoyed. BUT, in terms of story telling, it was dull and uninspiring. Hollywood has lost the ability to tell a story it seems. This movie was 2.2hrs long, and I feel like I got 30 minutes of actual storytelling.
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Production Company
Universal Pictures,
Dreamworks Pictures,
Perfect World Pictures,
Temple Hill Entertainment,
Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office,
Dentsu,
Fuji Television Network
Release Date Oct 12, 2018
Duration 2 h 21 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline The most dangerous mission in history
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 2 Wins & 10 Nominations
