Cert PG
96 mins
BBFC advice: Contains mild bad language
In my mum and dad's loft is a report about the first moon landing with a gold star on it.
I penned it when I was just six years old so I can't vouch for its quality but what is clear is how the lunar missions had grabbed our imagination during the 1960s and 70s.
It was familiar for children to aspire to be astronauts as opposed to footballers or contestants on Big Brother.
And this was a force for good because everyone recognised their idols needed the right stuff - a combination of mental and physical mettle.
For the following three years our lives were punctuated by the likes of James Burke reporting about the Apollo missions.
And then they were no more. The last man on the moon was Eugene Cernan.
Mark Craig's riveting documentary is a history of the American space programme as well as a Cernan biopic.
And the man himself gives articulate commentary throughout, revealing the inside track on key decisions by NASA as well as being frank about the tragedies which beset the programme and his own unstable private life.
It is one of the stories of the 20th century - but one of man's greatest ever achievements was secured at a high price both literally and metaphorically.
Cernan is a brilliant speaker and has memories of the smallest detail of the lunar programme. There are also many contributions from other key players.
It adds up to a movie which took me back to the days when I watched our black and white TV with wide-eyed awe and saw real heroes on the screen..
Reasons to watch: fascinating insight into the lunar missions
Reasons to avoid: if you are not interested in the space race
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 8/10
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