Moonshot
In a future where Mars is terraformed and colonized by the best humanity has to offer, two very different college students wind up joining forces and sneak onboard a space shuttle to the red planet in order to be united with their significant others.
- Released: 2022-05-05
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Stars: Cole Sprouse, Lana Condor, Mason Gooding, Emily Rudd, Zach Braff, Lukas Gage, Michelle Buteau, Christine Adams, Cameron Esposito, Sunita Deshpande, Davey Johnson, Peter Woodward, Henson Milam, Sarah Stipe, Kabby Borders, Drez Ryan, Chelsea Rivera, Jac Huberman, Najah Bradley, Kathrine Barnes, Jason MacDonald, Dylan Nunez, Eric Tiede, Grayson Brooks
- Director: Chris Winterbauer, Christopher Winterbauer
Comments
- kosmasp - 12 October 2022
Long journey, destination known
No pun intended - I would argue that most if not all can guess where this is leading (and yes that is another pun). The main two people are charismatic - but can also be viewed as annoying. Depending on how you view them, will determine how much you will enjoy the movie and the story it tells.
It would not hurt if you at least do not dislike romantic comedies. Since this is one and all. Of course the whole thing has a Science Fiction packaging ... but the characters do things because of love and not because of Science. So there is that - but as I said it might not be for everyone. This is a low budget effort, try to take that into account too. - lauradt - 7 May 2022
Here for Terraforming Mars
I thought this would be a cute movie. It kind of was, kind of wasn't. There's absolutely nothing new here and after a little while you'll be able to guess exactly how it will end (heck you can probably guess that without even watching any!).
I have pretty low standards for movies - I'll watch any old rubbish and usually be entertained - but I did find Moonshot a bit lacklustre. It seemed like a missed opportunity.
But the reason I had to leave a review is for the travesty that is the misrepresentation of Terraforming Mars (the board game played towards the end of the movie). It's not like it's even my favourite board game or anything but I was so disturbed by the way they made it look like a ruddy game of monopoly. Rolling Dice? Cheering?? Pieces placed illegally on the board??? Oh, mercy!
Listen, if you like board games in general and haven't discovered the modern board game hobby yet, I invite you to find a local game store or check out Board Game Geek. There is so much out there. You will be amazed at the amount of choices and strategy a modern board game can offer - no more rolling to move (usually) or family members fleecing you of all your money just coz you were unlucky enough to land on their property during a gruelling three hour game of Monopoly.
You can even cheer during a game of Terraforming Mars if you want - just make sure you're at least attempting to play it as intended first!
