Apollo 18
NASA's canceled trip to the moon in the 1970s is the basis for this found-footage-style picture exploring the urban legend surrounding that mission -- what if Apollo 18 actually did occur and the proof of extraterrestrial life exists on film? Wanted's Timur Bekmambetov produces the film, with Spanish director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego taking on helming duties.
Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego
Starring: Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen, Ryan Robbins
Many will find Apollo 18 silly and derivative. It is. Yet it's also a break from the usual hyperbolic, down-your-throat brand of silly and derivative scare movies.
Even if Apollo 18 is not exactly as it presents itself to be, it is less of a stunt than a low-key and unassuming film of rising tension rather than big scares or wild shocks.
Contains nothing original or over-the-top enough to make it a real scream fest. For most horror fans it will be kind of a snooze.
Apollo 18 fails to stay with you because, like the cratered satellite on which it's set, it has no atmosphere.
Not only is this film's form clichéd, so is its content.
Golden Trailer Awards (2012)
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