Moonfall 2022 : Review

Every noteworthy concept is portrayed in an unremarkable way in Roland Emmerich's latest catastrophe movie, Moonfall. It's a mishmash of previously covered ground, sewn together in an uninspired and mechanical way, and without the heart and artistry for which Emmerich is known.

Roland Emmerich has honed his skills at obliterating the planet. By this point, it almost seems more shocking when one of his movies doesn't feature the destruction of millions of people due to a major worldwide catastrophe. Emmerich enjoys watching the world burn in both excellent and horrible movies (Independence Day, 10,000 B.C.). However, Emmerich has now included the moon in his foreboding plans after spending decades coming up with new ways to virtually bring about the end of society. The moon is a sign of doom that hangs over Earth and is drawing more and nearer, posing a menace to humanity. However, there are only so many ways one can destroy the Earth, and Emmerich couldn't help but use his tried-and-true methods with Moonfall after building a career out of it. This time, the moon may play a role in the equation, but on Earth, things seem to be pretty much the same.

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As the name suggests, the moon has been thrown out of its orbit by an unidentified force and is currently traveling toward Earth. There are only a few weeks left before our planet is destroyed, so ex-astronaut and NASA executive Jo Fowler (Halle Berry) assembles a minimal crew to save it, including her old astronaut teammate Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson) and conspiracy theorist K. C. Houseman, who anticipated this collision before anyone else (John Bradley from "Game of Thrones"). Together, this team must not only preserve the Earth but also unravel the mystery of the moon's behavior and, of course, respond to the question of how the moon falls.

To its advantage, Emmerich, who co-wrote the movie with Harald Kloser and Spenser Cohen, frequently recognizes how absurd this idea is. The moon almost seems to appear to people on Earth like a serial murderer in a horror movie as it approaches, waiting to annihilate. Due to the alteration in the moon's orbit, earthquakes, volcanoes, and flooding all occur more frequently, giving humanity on Earth the warning that some Emmerich-level stuff is about to happen if the moon appears close to them. Even while Moonfall embraces its absurdity, it's challenging to look past the even more absurd writing. Berry's Fowler appears to be little more than a declaration-maker, as in "all we know has been thrown out the window" or "your rules don't apply anymore." Although this kind of character has successfully appeared in other Emmerich stories, it comes off as rigid and stupid in this absurdist tale. Similarly, Wilson is passable as this kind of generic sci-fi hero protagonist, despite the fact that he seems somewhat worn out by the role, while Bradley is unquestionably the standout in this film. However, while Emmerich could have previously engaged with the idea that conspiracy theorists are correct, it feels like a fine line to walk in 2022.

But maybe the most damning part of Moonfall is this constant return to themes that Emmerich has explored. Almost all of the characters and scenes seem to have been lifted from other Emmerich movies. Wilson's character, Brian, frequently resembles previous Emmerich heroes who are intelligent but aren't living up to their potential, whereas Bradley's character is like a more realistic version of Randy Quaid's alien abductee from Independence Day.

These kinds of cliches abound in Moonfall, from a hotel flood that heavily references The Day After Tomorrow to the uninteresting cast of characters that aid in illustrating how the world is disintegrating as people flee for safety. The large cast of Moonfall includes Donald Sutherland, who briefly makes an appearance to explain moon conspiracy beliefs in one scene before disappearing entirely, Charlie Plummer, who plays Brian's son Sonny, and Michael Pea, who plays Sonny's stepfather. Plummer, Pea, and the remaining members of the supporting cast primarily fill out the broad personalities Emmerich inserts in all of his end-of-the-world movies.

However, even when compared to Emmerich's earlier post-apocalyptic action pictures, Moonfall is more modest and intimate than we've seen from him. Independence Day and 2012 had enormous scopes, and even White House Down demonstrated that Emmerich could make an exciting action movie with a narrower emphasis. However, despite the fact that Moonfall is the kind of movie that calls for that kind of crazy, extravagant production, it never quite gets there.

Unfortunately, Moonfall devolves into a collection of Emmerich's cliches that are beginning to feel dated, a writing that only sporadically embraces the madness of this concept (despite the third act going all-in on getting mind-numbingly stupid), and a scale that doesn't do this story justice. Perhaps Emmerich should just leave the planet alone at this point.

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