"Interspersed with well-chosen archival film footage....[With] some genuine, delightful characters....The human touch is what distinguishes IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON..."
Box Office "IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON finds new resonance in the moment when America redefined progress..." -- Grade: A
Entertainment Weekly "[A] morale booster. The power of its archival images hasn't diminished with familiarity..."
New York Times 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Science and humanity are fused lyrically in this astonishing film....The most stirring moments are the recollections of 10 Apollo astronauts."
USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he film is a bracing reminder of a moment in history in which pride is justified....Inspiring as the astronauts recall raw details..."
Rolling Stone 4 stars out of 5 -- "Amid the candid memories lies often mesmerizing footage of space....It's hard not to be moved by its beauty."
Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "Almost 40 years after Apollo 11's historic first moon-landing, the lovingly restored footage still retains power."
Empire 5 stars out of 5 -- "Like the Apollo programme itself, it's a beautiful and irresistible hymn to human possibility."
Uncut "[The film] offers sensations as thrilling as those of APOLLO 13....The film plays like a time-capsule of bottled-up optimism."
Sight and Sound "This NASA documentary is a fabulously fresh take on a special group of audacious men called astronauts....An unexpected knockout."
Los Angeles Times
