Korean drama THE MOON (2023) presents a rescue mission that blends Apollo 13 realism with Ridley Scott’s imaginative The Martian. Crazily exciting action scenes (such as Lunar-rover stunt- driving), are heightened by quite hysterical acting. But, honestly, this is no more outrageously cranked-up to subgenre max than Hoffman’s entertaining Red Planet (2000). It shares that space adventure’s enthusiastic pulp sci-fi thrills about heroic problem-solving, and survival because of sheer hopeful determination after all conventional solutions fail. If you liked director Kim’s two fantasy pictures, Along With The Gods, this is certainly a better effort with great production values.
Blu-ray, 24 June.
