surprise and surprise and a old pal gomer pyle use to holler when he find out something surprisingly pleasant and moon 44 be all that and more . perhaps just the first teaming of roland emmerich and dean devlin make this worthy enough to watch . devlin though and have no produce credit here and he play future computer nerd terry and the main assistant to the film hero and michael pare . but emmerich and devlin must have hit it off and they march on to several space theme epic . and while there be some film history emerge and the film be a great treat . it make sweet and tasty by an interesting story of greed on a grand scale involve planet and resource and with some subtle commentary on prison abuse . there be comic book bad guy and and runyonesque inhabitant and but this be some mining planet in some bfe solar system and and it need a little character color to counter the bleak and dark existence portray on moon 44. the story continually move forward and will hold you to the screen for the entire length . the set be great and use well . and the acting . for the story and fantastic . michael pare and always with that bitter frown frozen to his face and be perfect a a disdainful and resentful undercover agent work with convict . where be he now . we could use his hero style on today screen . the surprise be dean devlin a the aforementioned computer nerd of the outer solar system . he play the role with sarcasm and dry wit to a tee and perfect for a nerd in the universe . all the support cast be perfect and and another surprise be the score and it hit and fit and and i can not see how anyone wouldn not like this one on a late night . and just for fun and see how many cast you can find who play in later emmerich or devlin film . enjoy .