Review of First Man (2018) by Ginak — 28 Jan 2019
A dour and surprisingly dull-spirited account of what I remember as an exciting time in America. I also remember that astronauts smiled back then, and still do today. I also remember America’s enthusiasm for the astronauts.
By focusing so much on the death of Armstrong’s daughter, Armstrong becomes a hollow man rather than a heroic one. My relatively high score for this film is for the hardware and convincing special effects and not for the depth and humanity that the director seems to deliberately omit from the astronauts’ lives.
This review of First Man (2018) was written by Ginak on 28 January 2019.
First Man has generally received positive reviews.
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