{"id":122757,"date":"2022-02-04T09:22:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T09:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=122757"},"modified":"2022-02-04T09:22:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T09:22:22","slug":"moonfall-review-the-conspiracy-of-the-hollow-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/cinema\/moonfall-review-the-conspiracy-of-the-hollow-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Moonfall Review: The Conspiracy Of The Hollow Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conspiracies run rife in <strong><em>Moonfall<\/em><\/strong>, Roland Emmerich\u2019s latest take on a disaster movie. The twist this time? The moon is on a collision course with Earth after it\u2019s knocked out of orbit, fuelling doubt into everything we know about the nature of the universe.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s almost a guessing game as to what lies have been spread over the decades, and saving the world rests on a disgruntled former astronaut Brian Harper (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/cinema\/the-conjuring-the-devil-made-me-do-it-a-new-chapter-for-ed-and-lorraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Wilson<\/a>, <em><strong>The Conjuring<\/strong><\/em>), a NASA executive Jocinda Fowler (Halle Berry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00NPWD5OI\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B00NPWD5OI&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=scifinow01-21&amp;linkId=3e221b636fab8b6007163da525d68348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Extant<\/strong><\/em><\/a>) and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/game-of-thrones-season-3-john-bradley-on-sam-the-slayer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Bradley<\/a>, <em><strong>Game Of Thrones<\/strong><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The whole concept is well\u2026 bonkers, but it\u2019s exactly what\u2019s needed in the current climate. With audiences increasingly returning to cinemas, <strong><em>Moonfall<\/em><\/strong> is a great distraction that breaks new ground in the genre. It\u2019s made for the big screen and as with Emmerich\u2019s previous works, it\u2019s visually gripping, featuring ambitious fights with the elements and vast segments in space. There\u2019s a wonder to it all that takes you out of reality with hauntingly chilling scenes. You\u2019ll drive yourself mad if you put yourself in the characters shoes&#8217;; it\u2019s as equally terrifying as it is entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>Nods to historical events like Apollo 11 and NASA\u2019s retired shuttle make an appearance, which helps to sell the fictional elements but viewers can also easily connect to the characters. Family dynamics and personal circumstances drive their decisions amongst all the chaos. Bradley, especially, is a scene-stealer, and while K.C. does enliven the plot, there are other layers to him as his personal arc delves into what it\u2019s like to be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, <strong><em>Moonfall <\/em><\/strong>would have benefitted from a faster pace throughout, as it appears to play catch up towards the end to wrap up the story. If you can get past the rather out-of-the-blue final act and the occasional odd dialogue, <strong><em>Moonfall<\/em><\/strong> is an enjoyable thrill ride with a dark twist.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Moonfall is out in cinemas now.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We review Roland Emmerich\u2019s latest disaster movie, Moonfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":122758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"MSN_Categories":"Entertainment","MSN_Publish_Option":true,"MSN_Is_Local_News":false,"MSN_Is_AIAC_Included":"Empty","MSN_Location":"[]","MSN_Add_Feature_Img_On_Top_Of_Post":false,"MSN_Has_Custom_Author":false,"MSN_Custom_Author":"","MSN_Has_Custom_Canonical_Url":false,"MSN_Custom_Canonical_Url":""},"categories":[2615,8],"tags":[7226],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MOONFALL_FIRSTLOOK_03.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122757"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122757"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122764,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122757\/revisions\/122764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}