Artificial Intelligence turns on its creator in Moonfall. The stakes for Earth and its inhabitants, not to mention the Moon, couldn\u2019t be higher.<\/p>\n
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\nIt starts with an incident in space in 2011. Three astronauts \u2013 Jo Fowler (Halle Berry), Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson) and Alan Marcus (Frank Fiola) \u2013 are in space on a satellite repair mission. They encounter a swarming energy field that claims Marcus\u2019 life. Eighteen months later, the unexplained incident is dismissed as human error on Harper\u2019s part. He\u2019s booted from NASA and falls on hard times, taking to the bottle.<\/p>\n
A decade later, NASA scientists discover that the moon\u2019s orbit has shifted and it will plunge into Earth. They\u2019re instructed to keep the news to themselves. But the \u201csecret\u201d is soon out because an amateur moon watcher, who calls himself a \u201cmegastructuralist\u201d, KC Houseman (John Bradley) has reached the same conclusion. He even has a cat named Fuzz Aldrin. Try as Houseman might to get the powers that be to take him seriously, it is only after a chance encounter with Harper that the wheels really start to turn. Eventually, the most unlikely of space missions is launched to try to help save our planet. That involves Fowler (now NASA head), Harper and Houseman flying \u201cinto\u201d the moon. What they uncover is extremely shocking.<\/p>\n
Moonfall is the brainchild of co-writer and director Roland Emerich (Midway). The storyline is utterly preposterous. The movie is one clunky blockbuster, based on big ideas and special effects (which I admired). The best you can say is that it\u2019s goofy fun and looks great.<\/p>\n