IMDb plot summary: A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, and Kyle Chandler.
This is in many ways a very... obvious biopic. With the exception that it doesn't hit any of the expected beats regarding his interest in traveling to the moon. But rather than replace those with unexpected or original character arcs, Chazelle mostly replaces them with... nothing. It feels like a movie too concerned with portraying the character to the satisfaction of those who knew him, and as such it takes no risks with that character's journey. It's a very dry, very passionless film, and Claire Foy provides the only level of tension the film feels at all. It's rather baffling that Chazelle, who made a drum solo one of the most intense finales I'd ever seen in a movie, couldn't bring that dynamic intensity to a movie about man's voyage to the moon.
How it entered my Flickchart:
First Man < Call Me by Your Name
First Man > In the Line of Fire
First Man < The Rocky Horror Picture Show
First Man < Con Air
First Man > The People vs. Larry Flynt
First Man < Nine
First Man < The Score
First Man < The Rescuers
First Man > American Graffiti
First Man > Hush (1998)
First Man > Firewall
First Man < Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Final spot: #2122 out of 2966.
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