Well, I have to admit that the 2022 romantic sci-fi comedy actually turned out better than I had anticipated it to be. Sure, the storyline here was generic and predictable to the core, but there was just something stellar and otherworldly about the storyline that made "Moonshot" work out so well.

The storyline in "Moonshot", as written by Max Taxe, sure was a generic one, but at the same time it did manage to bring something new to the genre. It was nice to actually have an out-of-this-world romantic comedy movie such as this. The setting and the atmosphere of the entire movie just panned out so nicely and worked well in favor of the storyline.

The movie has a good cast ensemble. I wasn't familiar with Cole Sprouse (playing Walt) or Lana Condor (playing Sophie), but they really carried the movie quite well in their individual leading parts. And they definitely had a great on-screen chemistry that just added a lot of flavor to the movie. It was also fun to see Zach Braff in the movie, despite only for a brief time.

I was actually genuinely entertained by director Christopher Winterbauer's 2022 movie "Moonshot", and it is one that I can warmly recommend you take the time to watch, especially if you enjoy the archetypical romantic comedy genre. But take into consideration that "Moonshot" takes it to the stars.

My rating of "Moonshot" lands on a well-deserved seven out of ten stars.

Moonshot was supposed to enchant me, but it never did. Condor's natural charisma should carry this, but Sprouse's Ryan Reynolds Lite chatter-snark grinds it to a halt. Goofy omnipresent robot voices interject one-liners, unmemorable supporting characters come and go, and the obligatory pseudo-philosophical two-blips-in-the-vastness-of-the-universe moments are more corny than profound. Such things aren't good or funny enough to take our attention away from the painful reality that our two protagonists are so thin and generic that their love story is dormant.

Among the hilarity, Moonshot primarily featured some light drama centered on two young people trying to figure out who they are and what they want to be, culminating with Walt giving Sophie advice about her relationship with another Mars-dwelling Dude. If properly executed and written, it would be a good starting point. However, the film tries to combine two genres by juxtaposing lightly combative banter and forced tender moments against Ikea Basics Spaceship backdrops, which, despite establishing a more cheery and optimistic tone than the usual austere dystopian-future fodder, feels like two ideas crudely stapled together. After seeing this, I honestly believe that Wall E and EVE had more chemistry and a better storyline than this film and lead casts.

In short, if you have nothing to do and nothing to watch one evening, you can stream it. Because- Moonshot appears to be a different kind of rom-com, but it tells the same old story. For me, it is only a one-time watch film.

Much better than expectations.

Ok not oscar material but its nice gentle comedy.

Entertaining and light hearted.

Sometimes we all need these.

Probably give it a 2nd viewing in a month or two.