Moonwalkers (2015)

Such a frustrating disappointment

So much average

Nice effects though.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

In 1969 the US wants a backup plan in case the moon landing fails. Special Agent Kidman (Ron Perlman) with a suitcase full of money is tasked to go to London to convince Stanley Kubrick to make the film. Kidman doesn't like the British and through a series of events, Kubrick is out and Kidman is forced to make a production that had all the worse elements, with the director (Tom Audenaert) having to be told "There are no Jellyfish on the moon." Jonny (Rupert Grint) is a band manager for the "Yellow Blackguards" and is the go between for Kidman and the director ...and the mob is also after him.What can I say, this is a stoner film. Kidman goes into a berserker mode as music from "Clockwork Orange" play in the background. Perlman, who played "Hellboy" is called an angel. The production has substance abuse written all over it.Guide: F-bomb, no sex. Topless hippies (no silicon) Drug use. Blood and killing. Heads being blown off.At one point in the film Rupert claims someone defecated on his Jimi Hendrix record. The label was Atlantic when Hendrix recorded on Reprise. Made the whole thing unbelievable.

Review: What a waste of time! The concept was completely ridiculous and Ron Perlman looked really out of place throughout the movie. Perlman plays a CIA Agent, Kidman, who has to pay Stanley Kubrick loads of money to fake humans landing on the moon, just in case the real event goes wrong. When he goes to Kubricks office, he bumps into Jonny, Rupert Grint, who is a broke manager of a rock band, and he explains the whole scenario to him, so Jonny uses his friend, Leon (Robert Sheehan), to pose as Kubrick, so they can get the money. After making a successful transaction, the debt collectors turn up at Jonny's house and they take the case of cash, which leaves Jonny in a bit of a pickle. On top of that, Kidman finds out that Jonny and Leon was lying, so they have to retrieve the money from the gangsters so they can make the film. Kidman uses his militant skills to get the money back but they still have the problem about making the film. Jonny then uses his contacts to make the film but they now have the mob on there tale and pressure from the agency, who needs the film before the event. Sounds interesting but it really wasn't! The comedy was silly more than funny and a lot of the characters became annoying after a while. The best thing in this film is Ron Perlman, who cracked me up when he was on acid but the movie really was a disaster right from the beginning. Rupert Grint was a bad choice for the lead and the vibrate, 60's theme, looked awful. Every character looked like they were high on drugs and the violence seemed way over the top. Anyway, the whole Moonwalkers experience was a waste of time and money and I'm not surprised that it didn't get a major release. Bad!Round-Up: After the popular Harry Potter franchise, Rupert Grint, 27, hasn't really had a successful career but his voice has been used in an episode of American Dad, Postman Pat and the Unbeatables, so he has a little to be thankful for. He had a cameo role in the Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman alongside Shia LaBeouf and he had a role in CBGB and Cross of Honour but that's about it. I did find him pretty annoying in this movie but that's mainly down to the awful concept and ridiculous script. Anyway, this is the first movie directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, who really did make a right mess of things. I also found it quite insulting that they were using the late, Stanley Kubricks name in such a silly way and I was surprised that his loved ones allowed it. If there is anyone out there that liked this movie, please tell me why because I was really disappointed.I recommend this movie to people who are into their comedies starring Rupert Grint, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Eric Lampaert, Kevin Bishop, Jay Benedict and James Cosmo. 2/10

The supposed falsification of the landing of mankind on the Moon is one of the most persistent theories in the conspiracy world. I personally don't swallow that theory, because I think there is more than enough evidence to confirm the fact that mankind did land on the Moon, but I still think that's a fascinating topic, and I was very interested in watching Moonwalkers for being one of the few films which deal with it. Unfortunately, Moonwalkers ended up being an unstable crime comedy which divides its attention between too many sub-plots and switches its tone in each scene, destroying the expectations of those naive persons (like me) who were attracted by the decoy of conspiracy reveals. Leaving the Moon affair aside, Moonwalkers is a "noir" comedy with wide (but insipid) doses of humor and brutal violence to fulfill with the minimum requirements of this type of movies: tough "old school" gangsters, two con men with more luck than intelligence and a parade of picturesque characters to complicate the screenplay and bring it more personality than it genuinely possesses. The succession of events leading the main character to hire two fake filmmakers doesn't make too much sense, and the least I say about the North American soldiers who delegate such an important project to only one agent with obvious mental disturbances and continuous flashbacks of his painful experiences in Vietnam, the better. On the positive side, we have the locations, the excellent production design and the cinematography complementing the images with an attractive color palette. And I also have to mention the competent performances from Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint and Tom Audenaert. So, even though Moonwalkers disappointed me, it didn't bore me, and it deserves a slight recommendation. I would have preferred a more serious conspiracy film instead of a bizarre combination of disparate elements which can never form a very satisfactory whole.

A Wild and Off-Beat B-Movie with very Broad Strokes and is All Over the Map with its Outrageous Plot about Stanley Kubrick Faking the Moon Landing.Set in the Psychedelic Sixties it spares Nothing and No One with its Ultra-Violence and Over the Top Characterizations. It's a Colorful, Mad-Cap, Action-Comedy that Hits the mark most of the time and is an Entertaining Effort with an Abundance of Artistic Flare.Ron Pelleman is Superb as a CIA Agent that is in the Center of this Whirlpool of Government Conspiracies and Gangland Comeuppance. Violent and Sleazy, it contains Nudity and Gore but the Impressive Production Design alone is Worth the Price of Admission.Rupert Grint (of Harry Potter fame) is also quite Good as the "Loser" Rock Band Manager who Stumbles and Bumbles but Charms His way through Outlandish Situations. There's one Acid-Dropping Scene with Pelleman that is a Standout.Overall, Worth a Watch for "Artsy" Types and Anyone who Enjoys Off-Kilter Cinema with a Good Cast, a Quirky Story, and the Talent to Deliver such a Maniacal Movie and make it all work.