Critical Score:  85

Audience Score:  n/a

Starring:  Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy

Director:  Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle has done it again.  After the critically and commercially acclaimed ‘Whiplash’ followed by ‘La La Land’, Damien has once again proven that he is one of the best writer / director / producers in the business.  The story is interesting and underrepresented in our history of space exploration and space travel; he brings this unbelievably dangerous and experimental mission into the light of the present time.  The danger of prior flights and tests and the deaths that came before Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon are all on display here.  Technology was not near as good back in the 1960’s and this feat was very much a miracle.  Ryan Gosling plays Mr. Armstrong while the story really does show the extraordinarily driven man; the toll it took on him and his family; his relentless focus to accomplish his mission; and his determination to reach the moon.  Very interesting and entertaining movie from start to finish and I’m looking forward to reading the book by James R. Hansen from which the movie was based.  Metacritic scores it a 85 as well; Rotten Tomatoes a 8/10.