Moonshot

Name: Moonshot
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Romance
Released: March 31, 2022
Rating: 58
Cast: Christine Adams, Cole Sprouse, Emily Rudd, Jason MacDonald, Jay Gutierrez

2022

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HBO Max | Release Date (Streaming): March 31, 2022 | PG-13

Starring: Christine Adams, Cole Sprouse, Emily Rudd, Jason MacDonald, Jay Gutierrez, Kevin Brown, Lana Condor, Lukas Gage, Mason Gooding, Michelle Buteau, Sunita Deshpande, Zach Braff

Summary: Moonshot follows Walt (Cole Sprouse) and Sophie (Lana Condor) as they join forces in order to be reunited with their significant others. The two embark upon a lively journey that winds up taking them both wildly and unexpectedly off course.

Director: Christopher Winterbauer

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

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Matt Fowler

Mar 31, 2022

Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor are a fun duo, capable of feeling human and endearing in the midst of cosmic turmoil. The movie's not a full home run, but it's surprisingly silly and shrewd. Read full review

Calum Marsh

Mar 31, 2022

Sprouse plays it a touch broad, veering sometimes from endearing to goofy. But Condor is note-perfect, and Winterbauer directs with a light, playful touch, giving the movie an energy that’s nimble and vibrantly sexy. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Mar 31, 2022

At heart, it’s a story you’ve seen countless times before — often told on a much larger scale. And yet it’s amazing how far you can go on the strength of some evocative production design, a few clever dashes of sci-fi world-building, and a goofy script that isn’t afraid to err closer to “Pillow Talk” than to “Before Sunrise.” Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Apr 20, 2022

Most welcome of all is the generous sprinkling of good one-liners thanks to screenwriter Max Taxe’s witty script, solid direction from Christopher Winterbauer, and a cast with nippy comic timing. Read full review

Jacob Oller

Apr 4, 2022

Unfortunately, even though Moonshot aims high, its misfire falls all the way back down to humble terra firma. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Mar 31, 2022

Moonshot is the kind of movie that’s frustrating because of what makes it endearing—there’s so much that makes you wish it were more original. No rom-com set in space should feel this ordinary. Read full review

Collider Therese Lacson

Mar 31, 2022

There is never a moment when you're swept away by the romance of Walt and Sophie and that should be the point of all of this. Read full review

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JorgeGonzalez92

Mar 31, 2022

Silly at times, but certainly endearing. Pleasant enough to watch and not regret it. The two lead actors are talented enough and have more than enough chemistry to make them fun to watch. It also helps that neither actor finds themselves too good to be goofy on screen.

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Cadeology

Mar 31, 2022

Good movie where both the lead actor and actress have good chemistry together. Obviously not one of the best movies ever but certainly a good popcorn movie to watch on movie night. Overall a good watch that shows that Cole Sprouse still has potential for great roles in cinema.

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Royzen

Apr 16, 2022

An enjoyable Romcom, though they try, the chemistry just doesn't click for me

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Mauro_Lanari

Dec 15, 2022

(Mauro Lanari)
A teen romcom between two unlikeable protagonists without chemistry, unnecessarily set in space and chock full of senseless existential lessons. The winks at the dystopian sci-fi of "Elysium", Ripley and the "dreams of electric sheeps" are an outrageous lark mirror.

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MetacriticOnur

Mar 31, 2022

bad
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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.

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smb12321

Apr 2, 2022

This is what happens when experienced Hollywood writers are replaced with kids. I would say "cute" although "cutesy" is more apt. Formulaic and predictable. None of it makes sense - despite terraforming Mars nothing has changed on Earth (computers with robotic voice). Would we spendThis is what happens when experienced Hollywood writers are replaced with kids. I would say "cute" although "cutesy" is more apt. Formulaic and predictable. None of it makes sense - despite terraforming Mars nothing has changed on Earth (computers with robotic voice). Would we spend hundreds of millions sending folks unprepared, untrained, unskilled teens to another planet? The romance was (again) cute, PG+, dull dialogue but probably OK for its intended audience - 12-15 yr old teens. It's pure Hollywood - teen angst and parties, school traumas, racially mixed romances, the requisite gay couple, safe, ultra-light dialogue. It is saved only by the couple who tried with what they had. But why bother with a fake space setting? It would have been far more effective on Earth with a tad more drama.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Voodoo123

May 14, 2022

Didn't make it past the first 5 minutes. Although there are some interesting components to it, none of it really worked for me.

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