The Last Man on the Moon
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: February 26, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 25, 2016
This is a great documentary about a great man. Read full review
80
EmpireAndrew LowryApr 11, 2016
Given the wealth of footage available, you can’t really go wrong with docs on the Apollo era – and yet amongst all that, Cernan is compellingly frank about the human costs of spaceflight. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonFeb 25, 2016
Take a pinch of Top Gun, stir in a generous dollop of The Right Stuff, add a light sprinkling of Mad Men and you have the formula for this uplifting documentary portrait of former Apollo astronaut Eugene Cernan. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenFeb 25, 2016
The film traces Cernan's career trajectory, going back to his days in San Diego as a hot-shot naval aviator, blending terrific archival footage with contemporary perspectives to quietly poetic effect. Read full review
80
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerFeb 25, 2016
You already know the history told in The Last Man on the Moon, but this story just never grows old. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzFeb 25, 2016
The Last Man on the Moon is one of those movies we didn't realize we needed, but turns out to be just the thing for our fractured, cynical times. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlFeb 23, 2016
The Last Man on the Moon puts you there and then asks why in the world we haven't gone back. Read full review
75
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenFeb 25, 2016
Using a rich trove of archival footage and interviews with Cernan, members of his family, other former astronauts and key Apollo mission figures, director Mark Craig charts the flight path of Cernan’s life. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerryFeb 25, 2016
Cernan is proud of what he accomplished, calling himself the luckiest man in the world for all that he got to see. But he also expresses regret at having done it at the expense of his family. Read full review
67
The PlaylistGary GarrisonMar 1, 2016
Beautifully shot and edited, with incredible archival footage throughout, and compellingly scored, The Last Man On The Moon is, more than anything else, an engaging look back at one of the most exciting times in American history. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyFeb 26, 2016
This is not my favorite kind of documentary filmmaking. Eugene “Gene” Cernan, the subject of this film, who’s also the older fellow watching the bucking bronco, is a man deserving of a tribute such as this movie aspires to give him. The filmmakers, attempting to jazz up their material, get in the way a lot. Read full review
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