“Moon” has been hailed as a modern sci-fi classic. Thematically, it is similar to “2001: A Space Odyssey”, “The Martian”, “Sunshine” and even “Dark Star” but I think all those movies are far superior to this. This is boring film that opts for a cheap twist and reveals all its cards way too early.

In “Moon”, Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell “The Green Mile”, “Matchstick Men”) is an astronaut nearing the end of his three-year contract on the Moon. His work provides the energy for the majority of Earth but it is awful lonely with his only companion being a computer by the name of G.E.R.T.Y. (voiced by Kevin Spacey “Superman Returns”).

Sam Rockwell is an okay performer but I just could not get invested in his character. Other films set in space seem much more effective in capturing what it must be like to be alone in space. I feel this movie rushes through a lot and could have done with being longer to give us more time to understand Sam. Kevin Spacey is fine as G.E.R.T.Y. but you keep expecting the computer to turn like H.A.L. 9000 in “2001: A Space Odyssey”. You end up feeling like they wasted a great talent because Spacey is a terrific actor but he just is not given anything interesting to do here.

“Moon” is definitely a better astronaut movie than “Gravity” (another overrated sci-fi flick) but it is still a very flawed film. The big twist feels so cheap because we have all seen it in other movies. I recommend watching “2001: A Space Odyssey”, “The Martian”, “Sunshine” and “Dark Star” over “Moon” as I think they are better at capturing some of the ideas seen here. I am always disappointed in seeing a sci-fi movie like this because it’s clear the filmmakers want to make you think, they are just not skilled enough to pull it off.