Moon is a futuristic sci-fi thriller about an astronaut stationed on a lunar mining station with only a robot for company until strange things start to happen.
It isn’t often that you get an intelligent low-budget sci-fi film, but this first-time effort by director Duncan Jones is highly impressive.
Set in the near future, Sam Rockwell stars as an astronaut who works on the moon harvesting helium-3 for a company who have helped reverse the planet’s energy crisis.
To say too much more about the plot would give away too much as it takes off in interesting and unexpected directions.
The script by Jones and Nathan Parker taps into the vein of more cerebral sci-fi classics like Solaris (both versions), 2001 and Silent Running.
Given the budgetary limitations, it looks terrific with clever use of sets and special effects, butย the biggest highlight of all is Rockwell who gives a remarkable performance in what is largely a one man show.
Kevin Spacey also provides nice support as the voice of the base computer GERTY.
The Blu-ray Disc is coded for all regions (A, B and C) and the extra features include:
- 1080P 2.40:1 Widescreen
- English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- Thai DD5.1
- English, English HOH, Hindi, Indonesian/Bahasa and Thai subtitles
- Commentary with Writer/Director Duncan Jones, Director of Photography Gary Shaw, Concept Designer Gavin Rothery and Production Designer Tony Noble
- Commentary with Writer/Director Duncan Jones and Producer Stuart Fenegan
- “Whistle” a Short Film by Duncan Jones
- The Making of Moon
- Creating the Visual Effects
- Science Center Q&A with Director Duncan Jones
- Filmmaker’s Q&A at the Sundance Film Festival
- GERTY Table Tennis Easter Egg
Moon is out now on DVD and Blu-ray Disc from Sony
> Buy Moon on DVD and Blu-ray from Amazon
> Moon at the IMDb
> Visit the official site for the DVD and Blu-ray release