First Man's reviews
Media reviews
Vulture
Some films ('La La Land', for example) feel light on their feet, effortless. 'First Man' is laborious. That?s the point. Every knob, every hinge, every personality quirk of every astronaut or technician or overseer was liable to have shattering consequences. The moon was hard-earned and so was this movie. It?s a stupendous feat.
The Guardian
'First Man' is almost in danger of being overawed by the sheer central importance of what it is about. Chazelle tells Armstrong?s story with certainty and verve.
The Hollywood Reporter
The extent to which mainstream audiences will respond to the lengthy film?s unfaltering restraint remains to be seen. But this is a strikingly intelligent treatment of a defining moment for America that broadens the tonal range of Chazelle, clearly a versatile talent, after 'Whiplash' and 'La La Land'.
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El Mundo
There is a moment, maybe two, where 'First Man', the movie set with the task of opening the 75th editionof the Venecian Mostra, almost becomes the movie it could have been and it's not.