Cinema Visit of 2024 - #21
I’ll be honest that I wouldn't normally have gone to see a romcom with Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum but at the cinema I go to they had a special screening at a reduced price so I thought why not? Johansson plays Katy who is hired by Woody Harrelson’s Mo to try and put a positive spin on NASA after a series of mishaps and Channing Tatum’s Cole isn't pleased with the changes she is implementing just as he is trying to get Apollo 11 literally off the ground and Katy is then told to fake the film landing in case the real moon landing fails.
The romance part of the story didn't bother me as much as I thought it would and thats because its not really a soppy romance film. There is a connection between Katy and Cole but its clear that this is going to thaw as the story progresses and it does so that means the Apollo 11 part of the story takes centre stage which I liked because that was the more interesting story as opposed to the Katy/Cole love story. Scarlett Johansson was quite good as someone who is confident but isn't flawless and that makes her a more interesting character than I thought she would be. Channing Tatum isn't the greatest actor in the world but he did impress me in this as he came across as someone who was serious about his work and wanted PR to be as far away from the attempt to land on the moon as possible. He’s believable in this role and he has good chemistry with Johansson. The rest of the supporting cast does well and there isnt a bad performance in the film with Ray Romano being fun to watch and Woody Harrelson chewing the scenery going from being likeable to the bad guy back to being likeable again.
Fly Me to the Moon isn't a groundbreaking film by any means but its a fun film with some good performances from the central cast and the Apollo 11 portion of the film is dramatic and tense and was very well shot. Not sure whether its the sort of thing that should be seen in the cinema. Instead wait for it to either come out on Apple TV or rent in on Amazon. It's worth the cost of renting it but not driving to the cinema in the middle of the working week. What I will say is that the film is the perfect running length. I was never bored and thought that it ended at the right time which is a rarity for most films nowadays.
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