Moonstruck
Directed by:
Norman JewisonScreenplay:
John Patrick ShanleyCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
Dick HymanCast:
Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Julie Bovasso, John Mahoney, Louis Guss, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Anita Gillette (more)VOD (3)
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A full moon, a New York City night, and love and music in the air... One of the most enchanting romantic comedies of all time assembles a flawless ensemble cast for a tender and boisterously funny look at a multigenerational Italian American family in Brooklyn, wrestling with the complexities of love and marriage at every stage of life. At the center of it all is a radiant Cher as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love bookkeeper whose feelings about her engagement to the staid Johnny (Danny Aiello) are thrown into question after she meets his hot-blooded brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage), and one night at the opera changes everything. Winner of the Academy Awards for best actress (Cher), supporting actress (Olympia Dukakis), and original screenplay (by playwright John Patrick Shanley), this modern-day fairy tale is swept along on passionate Puccini melodies, and directed by master storyteller Norman Jewison with the heightened emotion to match. (Criterion)
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Very cool, but ......... Best Picture nomination and an Oscar for Cher??? Why not Arnold for Predator in the male category then? I really liked the absurd ending and the use of opera music, but the theatrical feeling and the totally unsatisfying characters, led by the obnoxiously overacting Cage, just didn't work for me. And am I the only one who's always found Cher kind of ..... ugly? :)
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According to how the movie was rated with three Oscars, I probably had overly high expectations. Acting-wise, it's interesting, Cher is great, but Cage also has a good role that simply suited him at that time. Overall, however, this modern fairytale from the real world didn't impress me that much. It's nice, it has a nice ending, but to knock me out...
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Moonstruck is essentially a perfect romantic comedy, complete with all the stereotypes of the 80s. Unbelievable dialogue, great performances, and a beautiful atmosphere. Everything is connected by Puccini's "La bohème," and it doesn't matter that the mother of the Italian immigrant family is played by Greek actress Olympia Dukakis, or that Nicolas Cage found himself in the era of admiration for acting according to the Actors Studio. Together, it creates such a great and compact whole that can only be admired. I especially enjoyed Cher.
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