Moonfall [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Director: Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich

Overview

When a powerful force knocks the moon off of its orbit, former astronaut and NASA executive Jo Fowler (Halle Berry) immediately jumps into action to save humankind. Unfortunately for her, only Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson), a figure from her past, and KC Houseman (John Bradley), a conspiracy theorist, believe that she holds the key to stopping the impending disaster. With only a few weeks until the displaced heavenly body crashes into Earth, the unlikely team heroically pursues their mission, only to find out that the moon is not what it seems to be. Roland Emmerich directs the action film.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/26/2022
UPC:	0031398333463
Original Release:	2022
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Summit Inc/Lionsgate
Language:	English
Sales rank:	20,705

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Halle Berry	Jo Fowler
Patrick Wilson	Brian Harper
John Bradley	KC Houseman
Michael Peña	Tom Lopez
Donald Sutherland	Holdenfield
Charlie Plummer	Sonny Harper
Kelly Yu	Michelle
Eme Ikwuakor	Doug Davidson
Carolina Bartczak	Brenda Lopez
Ava Weiss	Nikki Lopez
Maxim Roy	Captain Gabriella Auclair
Stephen Bogaert	NASA Director Albert Hutchings
Hazel Nugent	Lauren Lopez
Josh Cruddas	Scrawny
Katy Breier	Bling
Chris Sandiford	Mosley
Tyrone Benskin	Judge
Krista Marchand	Cashier
Tyler Elliot Burke	Shuttle Tech
Azriel Dalman	Sonny Child
Randy Thomas	Lawyer
Maia Guest	Karen
Nathaly Thibault	Nurse
Karl Walcott	Arms Tech
Francesco Giannini	NASA Technician
Jonathan Maxwell Silver	Johansen
Matthew Alan Taylor	Reporter
Steven Piovesan	Scientist
Zachary Amzallag	Fowler's Assistant
Michael Hearn	Driver
Gerardo LoDico	Bailiff
Frank Marrs	Arms Tech #2
Adam LeBlanc	Religious Leader
Anthony Jones Nestoras	Park Ranger
Andre Bedard	Capt. Avery
Jaa Smith-Johnson	Module Pilot/Astronaut #1
Frank Fiola	Alan Marcus
Zayn Maloney	Jimmy
David Tyler	L.A. Co-Anchor
Derek Johns	Looter #2
Christopher DeCourcy-Ireland	L.A. Anchorman
Paul Batah	Reporter
Michel Gregory Dagenais	U.S. Air Force Colonel Well Brook
Achilles Montes-Vamvas	Nerdy Boy

Technical Credits

Spenser Cohen

Roland Emmerich

Harald Kloser

Spenser Cohen	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Roland Emmerich	Screenwriter,Director,Executive Producer,Producer
Harald Kloser	Screenwriter,Producer
Alastair Burlingham	Executive Producer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz	Executive Producer
J.P. Pettinato	Executive Producer
Gary Raskin	Executive Producer
Marco Shepherd	Executive Producer
Karl Spoerri	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Director Roland Emmerich brings the moon to earth in this Sci-Fi epic that delivers in its magnitude and scale with its worlds colliding and expanding on crackpot theories. It falls short, however, in making viewers care about its main characters. The film wants to engage the audience in its main characters' family affairs but would have faired better leaving those aspects out and leaning heavily in its outer space mystery of why the moon's rotation is getting closer and closer to earth. Moonfall follows Astronauts Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson) and Jo Fowler (Halle Berry) after an incident by which an entity attacked them in space, resulting in the death of one of their colleagues. Subsequently, Brian's career goes down the tubes following a NASA inquiry that ruled that the incident was his due to his negligence, while Jo's career excels because she goes against Brian's word. Then, K.C. Houseman (John Bradley) enters the picture; he is a conspiracy theorist who, through improper channels, discovers the moon is approaching the Earth. Since no one listens to him, he puts this information out via social media, forcing NASA to act hastily. From here, there are space missions galore, and the moon is explored to try to figure out why the moon is coming ever so close to earth. Now as to whether the physics work in this movie is beside the point, though they are probably not accurate. Where this movie becomes engaging is the CGI landscape and the concepts put forth by the moon entering our atmosphere. The look of the gravity tidal waves, the chunks of lunar rock hurdling through the air, and roving droves of people looting and taking full advantage of a planetary crisis make this movie an immersive experience. Another strong point are the main characters. Patrick Wilson as Brian, the down on his luck former astronaut, is cool and relatable and really steps up to the plate while maintaining an everyman façade. Halle Berry also delivers a solid performance as the acting director of NASA who's trying to rekindle a friendship she never meant to destroy. Concerning the film's shortcomings, some tangential relationships feel shoehorned in and could have easily been left out in favor of more of a focus on the main plot, that while outlandish, is rather intriguing. When Sonny Harper (Charlie Plummer), Michelle (Kelly Yu), Tom Lopez (Michael Peña) and Brenda Lopez (Carolina Bartczak) are on screen, moviegoers may find themselves counting down seconds until the main protagonists return. Also, to have Michael Pena in this cast and use him the least of all the big names seems to be a weird choice, and he could have been better utilized than a stepfather for Charlie Plummer to hate. Another gripe is the reveal of what is going on with the moon. Some things are better left to mystery, but what happens is the audience gets a 10-minute explanation about the moon's importance and nothing is left to ponder as it is spoon-fed to the viewer. Moonfall isn't a film to garner critical acclaim or to win any major awards, but as one of the most expensive independent movies to date, it is a fine movie for folks who enjoy a grand epic of planetary proportions.