Ad astra 
this Wednesday, September 18, comes out in France Ad Astra. Here is our hot review on this space opera signed James Gray that puts Brad Pitt in the spotlight. Following the glowing success of his feature film “The Lost City of Z” in 2016, in which he explored the Amazon jungle, the director set off again in unknown territory and set out to conquer space with “Ad Astra”, a film that for some will be reminiscent of “Interstellar”. 2120. Astronaut Roy Mcbride (Brad Pitt) is called to join the mission in charge of a rescue from a ship that sank on Neptune several years ago. A signal from the eighth planet attests to the survival of one of the castaways, who is none other than Roy’s father, obsessed with his search for aliens.
Of course, the film also invites to daydream and entertainment, offering dynamic action scenes, with remarkable scenery, all on a classic soundtrack, expertly composed by Max Richter (Nosedive by Black Mirror, The Leftovers) and Lorne Bafle (The Crown). We’ll still notice a few lengths, especially in the first part of the film, before James Gray wakes us up with this completely crazy pursuit race on the Moon. But Brad Pitt’s pirouettes can be tiring and too sensational at times. Especially this scene where Brad infiltrates a rocket on the launch pad. What I appreciated was that despite all his prowess, Roy remains an anti-hero as we like them, a little Bird Man style.