![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Review of Ad Astra
Sep. 23rd, 2019 09:02 amOn Saturday, I went to my local eat-and-drink movie house to watch the new SF flick Ad Astra. I have opinions.
1) I found the movie a bit ponderous. Some of that is characteristic of the plot, which is basically Heart of Darkness as interpreted by Apocalypse Now. Some of that is just because it's ponderous.
2) The spaceflight sequences are very much anti-2001, with tech that looks almost retro.
3) Much of the science is wonky.
4) You'd better like Brad Pitt - he is in every scene. Everybody else is a third banana or worse.
5) The visuals are stunning.
6) I found the ending a bit hokey.
Having said all of that, I did enjoy the movie, but overall I'd rate it a B.
1) I found the movie a bit ponderous. Some of that is characteristic of the plot, which is basically Heart of Darkness as interpreted by Apocalypse Now. Some of that is just because it's ponderous.
2) The spaceflight sequences are very much anti-2001, with tech that looks almost retro.
3) Much of the science is wonky.
4) You'd better like Brad Pitt - he is in every scene. Everybody else is a third banana or worse.
5) The visuals are stunning.
6) I found the ending a bit hokey.
Having said all of that, I did enjoy the movie, but overall I'd rate it a B.
