Let's get this out of the way: Yes, this film is remarkable historical archive of the first space flight. It shows the hard work, the human ingenuity, and the sheer bravery of the people who went to the moon. This film is valuable if only as a look at what, in my opinion, might be the human race's greatest achievement.
That being said, the film is also really, really really boring. Technical competency aside, it is just incredibly tedious to watch all the shots of people looking concerned at computer panels. I, at least, thought the film could have done with closed captioning as I could not understand half of what anyone was saying and thus missed important context. Being unable to follow the dialogue, I actually found myself drifting off in the theater (which almost never happens to me). This movie is great for history buffs but most people would be better off and get just as much watching the original film of the moon landing.
That being said, the film is also really, really really boring. Technical competency aside, it is just incredibly tedious to watch all the shots of people looking concerned at computer panels. I, at least, thought the film could have done with closed captioning as I could not understand half of what anyone was saying and thus missed important context. Being unable to follow the dialogue, I actually found myself drifting off in the theater (which almost never happens to me). This movie is great for history buffs but most people would be better off and get just as much watching the original film of the moon landing.