This science fiction film is one of the best photographed films of it's type that I have seen in a long time. The special effects were obviously designed and executed with care. Brad Pitt gave a subdued performance. I would say the only issue with the film is a rather muddled screenplay by the director James Gray, the plot line could have been a little clearer.
Pitt plays an astronaut who is the son of a man who traveled to the planet Neptune almost 30 years ago on a spaceship called Lima. The earth is suddenly attacked by some sort of energy source which seems to be coming from the Lima. Pitt attempts to journey to Neptune and find out if his father is still alive and investigate the source of the energy source. The film involves Pitt's efforts to avoid being stopped by the military who just want to send a nuclear bomb to blow the Lima up.
The film has a good cast, Tommy Lee Jones plays Pitt's father, the talented actress Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland shows up as well and blink or you'll miss her Liv Tyler is in it. Primarily the focus is on Pitt as he reflects on his relationship with his wife and father during the flight to Neptune.
As I said the special effects are very impressive, none of that cartoon like superhero film effects stuff that has barely been able to pass for good these days. The photography was by Hoyte van Hoytema a cinematographer usually associated with filmmaker Christopher Nolan. In many ways Ad Astra is an excellent science fiction film
The film really deserved better commercial success than it got from the public. The running time is 124 minutes.
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