What sets First Man aside from other space travel films is its emphasis on human experience rather than cinematic adventure. Intimately portrayed, the feature relates how personal and familial pain and sacrifices shaped astronaut Neal Armstrong's (Ryan Gosling) persona, his participation in one of history's most dangerous mission, Apollo 11, and the impossible accomplishment as the first man to walk on the moon. Gosling's reflective and subdued performance may be one of his best.
Adapted from First Man: The Life of Neal A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen (2005), the feature represents a different style of execution for Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land) however, with his expert direction, the historical biography seamlessly transitions between action-suspense to the most moving close-up scenes while excelling in technical details, cinematography by Linus Sandgreen and musical score by Justin Hurwitz.
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