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A film without interest. The characters are hollow, flat, with no backstory. The "meeting" takes up 40 minutes of the film, consisting mostly of sex scenes with almost no dialogue. The visuals are not particularly stunning for an Oscar winner. The plot is highly predictable-it can be summed up in four sentences. And what is the message? The film never rises above its premise. The ending barely surprises but doesn't hold much value apart from a sense of calm after so much noise. A loud, vulgar film without depth. Even with solid performances from some actors, it's simply not enough. I was never moved; I smiled at times but rarely laughed. I didn't see a true cinematic moment in this film.

It's baffling to see how a film like this, with nothing profound or meaningful to say, is celebrated at the highest level. Have we lowered our standards so much that shock value and empty provocation now pass for great cinema? Where is storytelling, emotion, and artistic vision? How does a film that isn't worth a penny win an Oscar? If this is what the future of cinema looks like, it's a sad one.

Fly me too the Moon is not just a film starring Scarlett Johansson; it's also produced by her (via her company These Pictures), and you can feel at every moment that this film is her passion project. The actress gives it her all, and it's undeniable that she shines as the female equivalent of Don Draper from the series "Mad Men," playing a 1960s advertising executive in heels who holds her own against the male chauvinists she encounters. Soon, she's hired by a mysterious government emissary (played by Woody Harrelson) to boost NASA's image with the American public. This dynamic marketer then goes all out to make the space program sexy, even considering faking a moon landing in case the real one, overseen by a grumpy mission director (Channing Tatum), doesn't go as planned.

Fly me to the Moon aims to be many things at once: a sweet romantic comedy with a screwball vibe, led by a duo reminiscent of a neo-Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy who adorably bicker before falling into each other's arms; a pure space conquest movie (but seen from the ground), complete with serious moments (such as the mention of the Apollo 1 tragedy, recently highlighted in First Man), countdown suspense, and an epic tone meant to give you goosebumps; and finally, last but not least, a 1960s-style alternate history "Once upon a time at NASA," inspired by one of the most famous conspiracy theories-the idea that the 1969 moon landing was faked. It's a lot for one film, which ends up feeling overstuffed, bursting at the seams (at 2 hours and 11 minutes!), and ultimately failing on all fronts: neither the romance (which feels labored, with Tatum strangely out of sync with his co-star), the space epic (which we've seen a hundred times before), nor the zany fable.

Director Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon) fails to give his film either the magical and poetic flavor of an alternate history like "Apollo 10½" (where a child claims to have been sent into space just before Neil Armstrong) or the caustic and critical spirit of "Capricorn One" (Peter Hyams' film about a fake mission to Mars). Worse: by putting the real moon landing and the fake one on the same level, the historical reality and its fake counterpart, it's as if he validates both theories in a very "post-truth" gesture that is likely meant to be inclusive but ends up feeling sadly opportunistic. What a shame... Smiling stars, '60s charm, feel-good fantasy: we weren't asking for the moon, after all.

The American's 40 years of action films and always the same scene of a bomb and the countdown... guys, renew yourself... The same thing again and again! This saga no longer has any interest. It gets worse and worse with each film. It's time to stop.

So... What did others see that was so great in this film and that I would have missed, given that I gave it such rave review... Mystery, because honestly even for an action film and show of, we very often get bored. There's something... come on, 45 minutes which drops into the film, that still leaves two hours empty. And don't count on the storyline to captivate you, it makes no sense, a nasty AI with infinite capacity in freedom... yes so well, we're all screwed then... No thanks to 3 balls and plastic masks we have a chance. Really don't waste your time... 2h45!! For an action film that tries to sell you a story that fails to impress you. There are licenses that you have to know how to stop at the right time...