I had never heard about this 2022 Chinese sci-fi comedy movie titled "Du Xing Yue Qiu" (aka "Moon Man") before sitting down to watch it here in 2023. So I didn't know what I was in for here, and I didn't really have much of any expectations. However, the movie's synopsis sounded interesting enough, plus the fact that it was an Asian movie that I hadn't already seen, was more than sufficient to make me sit down and watch it.
Writers Chiyu Zhang, Chenguang Qian, Si'ao Dai, Yuyue Shen and Seok Jo put together a really enjoyable and entertaining script and storyline. And I will say that I was more than genuinely entertained throughout the course of the 122 minutes that the movie ran for. Thumbs up to the writers on the script that they conjured up for "Du Xing Yue Qiu".
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, though I have to say that leading actor Teng Shen (playing Yue) put on a stellar performance and really carried the movie quite well. The entire cast in the movie put on good jobs, thought it was mostly Teng Shen on the screen.
The kangaroo that joined Yue on the screen was also a very lovable character and one that also came to play a big part in the movie. It had so much character and personality that you just can't help but love it.
There is a good amount of comedy, thrills, excitement and character development throughout the 122 minutes that the movie ran for, and director Chiyu Zhang really managed to utilize these elements rather well to build up the story and the characters.
Visually then "Du Xing Yue Qiu" was quite amazing. The special effects and CGI in the movie really were great and added a lot to the overall presentation of the movie. I was really impressed with how great the CGI looked and how realistic it looked. Sure, there were some issues about how gravity, or rather the low gravity, on the moon works, but hey, it wasn't a science-fact movie, now was it?
Regardless of whether you enjoy Chinese cinema or not, then "Du Xing Yue Qiu" is a sci-fi comedy that is well worth sitting down and spending 122 minutes on watching. It really is an amazing surprise of a movie, not to mention a really enjoyable movie as well.
This is without a doubt a movie that I warmly recommend you to sit down and watch, should you get the opportunity to do so. I am not normally overly keen on sci-fi movies in general, but I really genuinely enjoyed this movie from director Chiyu Zhang.
My rating of director Chiyu Zhang's 2022 movie "Du Xing Yue Qiu" lands on an nine out of ten stars.
