Absolutely mind-blowing. Written and directed by Duncan Jones, David Bowie’s son, this is a clever, thought-provoking and heart-rending sci-fi masterpiece. Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) works alone on the Moon as a mining engineer with only a computer (voiced by Kevin Spacey) for company. But events take a surreal, hallucinatory turn and he discovers that all is not as it seems (I don’t want to give away the plot twists, but what Sam learns about his situation changes everything).
The film asks deep questions about who we are, what it is to be human and how we live. It’s unbearably tense, partly thanks to the compelling music by Clint Mansell (by contrast, there’s a memorable scene that uses Katrina and the Waves’ “Walking on Sunshine” to comic effect). The lunar scenery is incredibly believable (models rather than CGI), as is the somewhat scruffy interior of the base. There are thematic connections with 2001, Blade Runner and Passengers. After seeing the film I felt moved and wanted to watch it again immediately.
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