I watched a couple of good sci-fi movies that were not recommended by anyone, but they have both been on my watchlist for a while.
First Man (2018) is a great movie, but the main problem for me was that I never saw Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong. Ryan Gosling is just too recognizable, and every time I saw him on screen, I saw Ryan Gosling, not Neil Armstrong. His acting was great, but his face and voice are just too recognizable for him to portray a real person. Other than that, I loved the movie.
I watched
Ad Astra (2019), but I don't think I gave this a fair chance because I kept getting interrupted while watching it, but I liked what I saw of it, (with the exception of a couple of graphic scenes). I've never been a big fan of Brad Pitt, but I seem to like him more and more as he's been getting older. I don't know why, but maybe he's been taking better roles.
The movie was slow moving, but I think it worked well for the tone of this movie.
WARNING: "SPOILERS about the ENDING of "Ad Astra"!!!" spoilers below
When Roy finally found his father, and his father told him that he never cared about Roy or his family, and then when Roy had to let his father drift off into space, it was heartbreaking. I think it was the only time we saw Roy show any real emotion in the movie.
When Roy finally found his father, and his father told him that he never cared about Roy or his family, and then when Roy had to let his father drift off into space, it was heartbreaking. I think it was the only time we saw Roy show any real emotion in the movie.
Overall, I liked the movie, but it probably won't make my list.