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A rather average UFO movie. A scientist lady gets abducted and her boyfriend begins investigating what happened, trying to get people to believe him. There are a lot mystery box setups that keep you interested throughout the runtime and the acting is consistently engaging, but the story ultimately goes nowhere worthwhile.

What little CGI was in the picture was surprising good for a movie which was clearly made on a tight budget, with better compositing than many current Marvel productions. I also appreciated the minimalist computer displays that didn't get carried away with themselves when dealing with the science stuff.

The one song sequence was quite nice. Again, there was clearly no budget involved, but the director did a lot with just the actors and locations.

With a more satisfying conclusion or a more fleshed out story, I would give this a recommendation, but it's just kind of "meh" when you reach the end credits. Watch if you have nothing else to do.

My first Kannada-language film.

Wonderfully enjoyable and suitable for the whole family, Moon Man is what I had hoped for from The Martian: The jokes are better, the science is good (enough), and the main character is far more likeable, with many moments of laughter and genuine emotion.

In a packed house of mostly Chinese viewers, everyone was having such a good time that even after 2 hours, no one budged from their seat when the end credits started appearing. The woman behind me must have said "oh my god!" to the events on screen at least a dozen times. The film is silly and fun in a way that you simply don't see in Hollywood any more.

Also, major props to the CGI and strong direction! There were so many downright beautiful scenes, taking full advantage of the space setting! This is definitely one to catch on the big screen, if at all possible!

Gorgeous volcano footage captured by the subjects of the documentary. But I could really do without the breathy, disinterested female narrator, acting like all life is a passing dream. You don't learn very much about Maurice and Katia's work except that they sure did love volcanos!

I ended up having similar feelings with this documentary as I did with "The Biggest Little Farm": A film made for California hippies who want to gaze wondrously at nature without actually learning anything.

I think that I would be more inclined to seek out the films which Maurice and Katia created themselves, rather than watching this one again. But this is a decent, pretty-looking time killer.