Hey everyone, Zack Snyder's long-awaited REBEL MOON has finally landed on Netflix. As a fan of Snyder's work, for the most part, this was easily one of my most anticipated streaming releases of the entire year... even if I was hoping to see it in theaters. So, does the Zack Snyder being let off the leash allow him to create some of his best work yet... or does he get lost in the ambitious world building of his own universe? Find out in this SPOILER-FREE review.
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire:
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Screenplay by: Shay Hatten, Kurt Johnstad, Zack Snyder
Story by: Zack Snyder
Produced by: Wesley Coller, Eric Newman, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder
Executive Producers: Sarah Bowen, Shay Hatten, Kurt Johnstad, Bergen Swanson
Music by: Junkie XL
Cinematography by: Zack Snyder
Edited by: Cody Dorn
Casting by: Kristy Carlson
Production Design by: Stefan Dechant, Stephen Swain
Cast: Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Ed Skrein, Staz Nair, Doona Bae
Synopsis: When a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, they dispatch Kora, a young woman with a mysterious past, to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them take a stand.