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First Man review: giant leap or outer space stumble?


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First Man review: giant leap or outer space stumble?

By Simon Reynolds

 

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Damien Chazelle’s First Man sets out its stall right from the opening sequence.

 

Test pilot Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) is wrestling the controls of a high-powered X-15 aircraft as it skims the Earth’s atmosphere.

 

It’s violent and loud, backed by the sound of metal contorting and Armstrong’s rapid breathing.

 

All the while Chazelle keeps his camera stationed in the cockpit, placing us right next to the man destined to set foot on the moon in 1969. 

 

Full Story: http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/first-man/60481/first-man-review-giant-leap-or-outer-space-stumble

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