Fly Me To The Moon, which releases tomorrow in cinemas, is the story of a marketing specialist and the director of NASA‘s first moon mission and how these opposites attract. The storyline is novel and there’s also the track of the fake Moon landing. The characters are well fleshed out and the director has kept the narrative light. The film drops in the middle and one wonders where it’s going. But the climax is terrific and takes the film many notches higher. Scarlett Johansson looks stunning and delivers a fine performance, as expected. Channing Tatum‘s hairstyle is a bit of an eyesore but his performance is first-rate. Woody Harrelson (Moe Berkus) takes the cake with his act while Jim Rash (Lance Vespertine) brings the house down. Ray Romano (Henry Smalls), Anna Garcia (Ruby; Kelly’s secretary), Donald Elise Watkins (Stu Bryce) and Noah Robbins (Don Harper) are good in supporting roles. All in all, Fly Me To The Moon is a sweet surprise of the season.
My rating – *** ½ out of 5!