Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 146
Fresh: 91 | Rotten: 55
Though the story feels rather contrived, Moonlight Mile is redeemed by the good performances of its cast.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 15
Though the story feels rather contrived, Moonlight Mile is redeemed by the good performances of its cast.
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Average Rating: 3.4/5
User Ratings: 9,736
Frequent television director Brad Silberling directs the romantic drama Moonlight Mile. Set in a Massachusetts town in the early '70s, Joe Nast (Jake Gyllenhaal) is distraught after the death of his fiancée. He moves in with her parents, Ben (Dustin Hoffman) and JoJo (Susan Sarandon), while trying to sort out all of the legal troubles and painful details of the wedding cancellations. While trying to locate the wedding invitations in the mail, Joe meets Bertie (Ellen Pompeo), whose boyfriend has
Sep 27, 2002 Wide
Mar 11, 2003
$6.7M
Touchstone Pictures
All Critics (147) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (96) | Rotten (56) | DVD (23)
An awfully good, achingly human picture.
A combination of good story, nice moments and appealing texture.
Top CriticThe film isn't very likable.
Top CriticA gem of a movie.
Despite all the expert acting that goes into it, Moonlight Mile finally becomes a militantly soulful exercise. It makes even the most sensitive, tenderhearted viewer feel somehow inadequate. That's not a good feeling.
While it is not autobiographical in the strict sense, it is so obviously heartfelt and personally observed that we feel almost as liberated and relieved as Silberling must have felt as this story came pouring out.
Top Critic"Moonlight Mile" is about livable compromises and the doubt and panic that linger once life's plans scatter and persist even as they settle again. Moreover, it's about the hardship of survivors honoring someone from whom they're best off moving on.
Gyllenhaal should have received an Oscar nomination for this role, because he once again demonstrates why he's gifted.
At the very least an emotionally honest film, but it would have been far more affecting if it felt more true to life.
Starring the likes of Susan Sarandon and Dustin Hoffman, filmmaker Brad Silberling delivers a personal movie that reassures us that that we will one day understand those terrible things that happen to us.
Its original look at loyalty and loss subsides into a forgettable love story, leading it out of the darkness and straight into schmaltzville.
Great cinema is based on more than just great performances, and it seems as though writer/director Brad Silberling has relied on this talented cast to carry his film.
With a relentless playlist of rock stand-bys, the film careers between jaunty and maudlin.
Moonlight Mile is, at the very least, an emotionally honest film, but it would have been far more affecting if it felt more true to life.
I appreciate what the film has to say about honesty and moving on with life. But ... the film's ultimate 'insights' about going on with life seem hollow and insufficient.
Excessivamente ansioso para provocar as lágrimas do espectador, o roteiro torna-se superficial e maniqueísta, transformando o sofrimento de seus personagens em verdadeira tortura para o público.
Has an emotional resonance above what we've come to expect/dread from big name Hollywood movies.
Donnie Brighto is what they should have called this feeble, sucrose emotional drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Moonlight Mile features brilliant dialogue, and the actors play it with such sincerity we can't help but be moved.
Moonlight Mile features great performances by its small cast, and remains an honest and very focused drama. The entire focus of the story is about three people dealing with, and moving on from, a big loss ...
In addition to the strong performances, the script is teeming with lovely, knowing moments, and the camera moves artfully.
Really a great movie in every respect. A very distinct visual style, unique story and an a perfect cast. The 70s atmosphere somehow fits perfectly into the plot, maybe because Jake Gyllenhaal's character emulates the generation almost exactly. The sense of loss is done well, it's not like every other movie where
September 14, 2010Super Reviewer
Heartbreaking, but beautiful. The film was honest and real and really pulls you in at the heartstrings. I liked it... Great cast, great music, and great story.
November 9, 2006Super Reviewer
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