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Metascore®67 out of 100 | Generally favorable reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Moon is a superior example of that threatened genre, hard science-fiction, which is often about the interface between humans and alien intelligence of one kind of or other, including digital. Read full review

  • 88
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

    After the chaos of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," it's refreshing to encounter a science fiction film that respects the intelligence and attention span of an adult. Read full review

  • 83
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel Murray

    Moon is enjoyable as much for its small scale and solid execution as for its crazy twists and creeping existential dread. Read full review

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Duane Byrge

    Under Duncan Jones' kinetic direction, Moon also shines on the production front: Cinematographer Gary Shaw's shaded shots intensify the drama, and Clint Mansell's music heightens the psycho-scape. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Moon, a superb first feature directed by Duncan Jones (David Bowie's son) and starring an impressive Sam Rockwell, is an intelligent, evocative and deceptively low-key sci-fi adventure. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    The film's ideas are interesting, but don't feel entirely worked out, and Mr. Rockwell's intriguingly strange performance (or performances) is left suspended, without the context that would give Sam's plight its full emotional and philosophical impact. The smallness of this movie is decidedly a virtue, but also, in the end, something of a limitation. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety | Dennis Harvey

    Despite its handsome look and good thesping workout for Sam Rockwell, the story stretches a bit thin over feature length. Read full review

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The double role suits Rockwell perfectly -- in fact, it suits him a little too well. Read full review

  • 50
    Village Voice | J. Hoberman

    Impressively pulled together on a modest budget, Moon has a strong lead and a valid philosophical premise but, despite Bell's fissured psyche, the drama is inert. Read full review

  • 50
    Los Angeles Times | Betsy Sharkey

    Try as they might, the filmmakers never hit the outer reaches of imagination that both Kubrick and Bowie did. Which is not to say the film completely implodes into a black hole either. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 3.8 out of 5

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