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Movie critics combined give Moon (2009) a score of 2.9754 out of 4
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Moon (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Total Film (Kevin Harley)Total Film (Kevin Harley)
Fans of speculative and conceptual sci-fi and classic storytelling should take this trip to identity's dark side. The direction is elegant, the acting impeccable. Take the trip. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Total Film (Kevin Harley)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Online ()Sun Online ()
Sam Rockwell gives his best performance yet as Sam and Kevin Spacey is wonderfully droll as the voice of computer GERTY. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Sun Online ()
Moon (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
But perhaps his background (and repeated viewings of sci-fi classics like "2001: A Space Odyssey") helped prepare him for this otherworldly mystery, in which Rockwell's lunar engineer is stuck in space with just a robot (voiced by Kevin Spacey) for co ...read the complete Moon movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Employing a striking production design that merges genre standards of futureworld decoration with tight, bright white confines that encourage the confusion, "Moon" is a dazzling film to behold. ...read the complete Moon movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for UGO (Jordan Hoffman)UGO (Jordan Hoffman)
...read the complete Moon movie review at UGO (Jordan Hoffman)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for News of the World (Robbie Collin)News of the World (Robbie Collin)
Moon stars Sam Rockwell as an astronaut on a solo mission, like that song written by the director's dad David Bowie. But things take a turn for the sinister when he thinks he sees another man on the lunar surface. ...read the complete Moon movie review at News of the World (Robbie Collin)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Dread CentralDread Central
An intelligent and improbably touching film that is atmospheric as hell and never once feels fake or forced. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Dread Central
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.comColeSmithey.com
"Moon" is the best sci-fi movie to come along in a generation or two. ...read the complete Moon movie review at ColeSmithey.com
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for FEARNetFEARNet
One of the most compelling sci-fi films of the past 20 years. ...read the complete Moon movie review at FEARNet
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for mtv.commtv.com
As his time winds down, Sam feels his health starting to falter; in fact, he feels like he's falling apart. ...read the complete Moon movie review at mtv.com
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for CHUD.comCHUD.com
The biggest pain in the ass this creates is discussing Sam Rockwell's performance. It's a great one, possibly the best of his career, but it's the very heart of not only the movie but of the amazing elements of the second and third acts. ...read the complete Moon movie review at CHUD.com
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
An exquisite gem of a science-fiction picture... pitched squarely at the patient, intelligent adults in the audience who want to have a good think. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for SFX Magazine (Nick Setchfield)SFX Magazine (Nick Setchfield)
Duncan Jones's intelligent, hugely moving debut deftly resurrects a mutinously old-fashioned style of SF. ...read the complete Moon movie review at SFX Magazine (Nick Setchfield)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Astutely imagined as a futuristic thriller with formidable impact--a dark and well thought out moonscape in what we may hope is pure fantasy. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for AMCtv.com (Eugene Novikov)AMCtv.com (Eugene Novikov)
hough I generally recommend watching movies with minimal foreknowledge, going into Moon tabula rasa is absolutely vital. What it's "about" is one of its key surprises. ...read the complete Moon movie review at AMCtv.com (Eugene Novikov)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Illinois Times (Charles Koplinski)Illinois Times (Charles Koplinski)
Then, a shocking event occurs that turns the film and Sam's life on its head. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Illinois Times (Charles Koplinski)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Movie PageSci-Fi Movie Page
Evocative, riveting, and ultimately contemporary in a roundabout way, Moon is a superb mood piece, sublimely cradled by Jones, filtered through tireless work from star Sam Rockwell. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Director Duncan Jones (son of David Bowie), working from a script by Nathan Parker, pulls off sci-fi miracles on a $5 million shoestring. Moon is a potent provocation that relies on ideas instead of computer tricks to stir up excitement. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Rolling Stone
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
At some point in the future (we can't nail down the story's time frame), this station on the far side is manned by a single crew member, Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell). ...read the complete Moon movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
An assured, mesmerizing tale of intergalactic loneliness, self-inquiry, and man's innate, enduring hunger for life. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Slant Magazine
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Moon illustrates a truism forgotten by Hollywood: the best science fiction films are about something. This film does not feature explosions. It does not contain endless, mind-numbing chase sequences. ...read the complete Moon movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell)Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Jones is better known as Zowie Bowie, son of rocker David, and Moon pays tribute both to dad's hit tune "Space Oddity" and to Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001: A Space Odyssey in its chronicle of a disconnected astronaut. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Monsters and CriticsMonsters and Critics
The message of the out of control medical/business conspiracy is a familiar one. But combining that message with a world drunk on energy consumption and desperate for new energy sources brings the film right into the here and now. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Monsters and Critics
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Combustible CelluloidCombustible Celluloid
The opposite of Battle for Terra, Moon is a science fiction movie based on actual ideas. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Combustible Celluloid
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Critic's NotebookCritic's Notebook
Mr. Rockwell excels at the burdensome task of playing against himself, giving one of his most heartfelt performances. ...read the complete Moon movie review at Critic's Notebook
Moon (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Not that there's anyone else to talk to. Practically the only character in "Moon," Sam is an astronaut who is going nuts after spending three years as the "man" part of a manned space mission. ...read the complete Moon movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))

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by pickle on July 17, 2009 San Antonio, Texas
This movie shows what hollywood is doing doing wrong with sci-fi movies. You don't need a big budget and insane special effects, you need a message and character development. Outstanding job for a first try at directing, amazing on a ton of levels. ...
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by cicero0000 on July 16, 2009 Half Moon Bay, California
Worth seeing if you love science fiction, but this movie tries too hard to be a great space movie by sticking in references to almost every space film I've seen before. Still, the special effects were impressive on such a tiny budget, and Sam ...
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Moon (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Moon (2009) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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