First Man (2018) ***

For his third feature Damian Chazelle clearly chose a passion project. First Man (2018) is a technically very well-made film (despite a bit too much shaky cam for my tastes) about a significant historical achievement with a solid performance by Ryan Gosling. But, save for the tense moon landing itself, it never really wows. The score was quite good and I appreciate the understated quality but it kind of just made me want to watch The Right Stuff (1983) or 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) (review).