There have been countless articles about how the romantic comedy is a dying genre at the movies, with rom-coms relegated to streaming only. If that is something you want to see remedied, then the best way to do so is to support new entries that do make the leap to the big screen. The good news is that the latest chance to do so, Fly Me to the Moon, will reward you with a charming, hilarious and star-studded trip to the theater.
Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Fly Me to the Moon is set during the Space Race of the 1960s and the build up to the launch of Apollo 11. NASA has a public image problem as Americans are questioning whether the investment to go to the moon is worth it, so the government brings in PR maven Kelly Jones (Johansson), whose job is to get people excited about the Apollo missions again. However, her strategies run against the seriousness and challenges of the mission that launch director Cole Davis (Tatum) knows all too well. Of course, as the two butt heads over this, an undeniable connection begins to form.
