Review of Iron Sky

Iron Sky (2012)
7/10
Much better than it ought to be
3 June 2020
Warning: Spoilers
A US mission to the dark side of the moon carries a high profile black celeb as a publicity stunt to help the President's re-election. And it turns out the Nazis colonised the moon at the end of WWII and are planning an invasion. Now if only they could get hold of some mobile phones with some high powered computing potential.

This curious internatiol (US/Australian/Finnish) co-production is partially crowdfunded and accordingly, low budget. A comedy/sci-fi/action/satire, it is a brave thing to attempt - the blend of genres, for a start off, the fairly extensive special effects, and the long stretches in German with subtitles, these are all courageous steps to take.

And it largely works. In fact, it outshines many a production made with a higher profile. Its origins sometimes show, but it is a very worthwhile effort. I enjoyed it, and I rather admire it.
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