Sprouse plays it a touch broad, veering sometimes from endearing to goofy. But Condor is note-perfect, and Winterbauer directs with a light, playful touch, giving the movie an energy that’s nimble and vibrantly sexy.
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IGNMatt Fowler
IGNMatt Fowler
Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor are a fun duo, capable of feeling human and endearing in the midst of cosmic turmoil. The movie's not a full home run, but it's surprisingly silly and shrewd.
At heart, it’s a story you’ve seen countless times before — often told on a much larger scale. And yet it’s amazing how far you can go on the strength of some evocative production design, a few clever dashes of sci-fi world-building, and a goofy script that isn’t afraid to err closer to “Pillow Talk” than to “Before Sunrise.”
Most welcome of all is the generous sprinkling of good one-liners thanks to screenwriter Max Taxe’s witty script, solid direction from Christopher Winterbauer, and a cast with nippy comic timing.
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Paste MagazineJacob Oller
Paste MagazineJacob Oller
Unfortunately, even though Moonshot aims high, its misfire falls all the way back down to humble terra firma.
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RogerEbert.comNick Allen
RogerEbert.comNick Allen
Moonshot is the kind of movie that’s frustrating because of what makes it endearing—there’s so much that makes you wish it were more original. No rom-com set in space should feel this ordinary.
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ColliderTherese Lacson
ColliderTherese Lacson
There is never a moment when you're swept away by the romance of Walt and Sophie and that should be the point of all of this.