Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Fly Me to the Moon
In the late 50’s, President Kennedy hoped to put a man on the moon within the next decade. Thus, triggered the great space race against the Soviet Union. This is a fond look back at the 60’s & man’s monumental moon mission. Some say the famous moon footage was faked.
This is a tongue-in-cheek romantic comedy drama about the behind the scenes happenings leading to that historic moment. How it happened? How it might have happened? Did it happen? A expert marketing specialist Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) is contacted by a mysterious government agent Moe Berkus (Woody Harrelson) to promote NASA’s public image & to prepare a back-up fake lunar landing in case the real mission fails. Kelly is a femme fatale who can manipulate everyone to get her way & also has a dark past & secret. Channing Tatum plays Cole Davis, the NASA launch director & an expert at fire control. He is a handsome hunk & a perfect romantic pairing for the gorgeous Miss Jones. It’s an amusing “what if” romantic tale told with a major human achievement as the backdrop & a touch of “The Sting” meets “That Darn Cat” for flavoring. It’s a nostalgic look back if you were around back then.
Alien gives it 3 “broom test” stars out of 4.
