Damien Chazelle directs another good film with Ryan Gosling as his lead. The movie is about Neil Armstrong life starting from 1961 until the moon landing in 1969. Right from the start, you are in on Neil's life with a close up camera shot of Neil on a flight test. These shots continue throughout the film extending to his personal life and relationship with his wife, his sons and his daughter who he lost when she was still a very young child.The movie did show parts of the space race that was going on at the time between US and Russia but as the title suggests it was (mostly) from Neil's point of view. Damien doesn't neglect the hardships that were faced prior to the actual landing during NASA testing phases. Ryan Gosling plays Neil perfectly along with Claire Foy who plays Neil's wife Janet and I think is the best part of the film.
The progression of Neil's character works until the end where it does feel slightly off when he delivers his iconic "One giant leap.." line which felt outside the persona he had established earlier. Perhaps it was just how the line was said. Some of the sounds although realistic got too loud for me to hear actual dialogues too which was a minor complaint I had of Interstellar as well. The movie could also have been a little short. I wouldn't classify this as Damien's best (its whiplash for me) but this is still a interesting watch especially for people who love astronomy and learning about space.
Rating: 7/10