AD ASTRA

Movie 🎥 Review: “AD ASTRA”.

Critics gave it a 83% the users a 45%.

Rated: PG 13 with a running time 2 hrs and 2 mins, and and an IMDb of 7.2/10

Cast:  Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland.

Thirty years ago, Clifford McBride led a voyage into deep space, but the ship and crew were never heard from again. Now his son -- a fearless astronaut -- must embark on a daring mission to Neptune to uncover the truth about his missing father and a mysterious power surge that threatens the stability of the universe.

AD ASTRA is a 2019 American science fiction adventure film produced, co-written, and directed by James Gray. The project was announced in early 2016, with Gray saying he wanted to feature "the most realistic depiction of space travel that's been put in a movie". Pitt signed on to star in April 2017 and the rest of the cast joined later that year. Filming began around Los Angeles that August, lasting through October.

Ad Astra had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 20, 2019 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, under the 20th Century Fox banner. It received positive reviews from critics, with universal praise for Pitt's performance.

I have one positive thing to say - it was the most realistic depiction of space travel to a degree and it had its moments, however on a not so positive note it was underwhelming and a bit light on hard science. It definitely seemed like it was trying to be more meaningful and worthy, but for me I was let down big time. I enjoyed it for the simple reason that I was in the IMAX theater and had nothing else better to do. The sets, costumes and props were well done along with the CGI. For me it was ultimately quite forgettable and nonsensical. The film seemed to trying to say something about the mental journey of the main character rather than his space-faring one, but it was difficult to see for sure.

I went in there with great expectations and very quickly felt like it was a waste of time. Trust me…….DON’T waste you money on a movie ticket. Wait till it come out for free, and even then you may want to think twice about spending the time watching it. I’d give it 4/10!