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Racing With the Moon (1984)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:6
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Two young men enjoy the last days of their boyhood before enlisting in the military during the time of the Second World War. A tender, bittersweet tale of lost innocence and the horrible trauma of... Two young men enjoy the last days of their boyhood before enlisting in the military during the time of the Second World War. A tender, bittersweet tale of lost innocence and the horrible trauma of social violence. [More]
Starring: Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern, John Karlen
Starring: Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern, John Karlen
Director: Richard Benjamin
Director: Richard Benjamin
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Aug 5, 2008
Reviews for Racing With the Moon
Everyone tries hard, but the movie is essentially superficial and has difficulty sustaining audience interest.
A sentimental view of small-town life in WWII, in which the railroads and train station are just as important as the human characters.
Very little seems to happen in this social vacuum, and none of it is memorable.
It's easy to end a movie with 'I love you,' but it's hard to get there honestly.
An exceptionally appealing movie about subjects you may think you've already had enough of -- growing up, first love and the shouldering of arms and other responsibilities.
I don't care for Benjamin's way of using death to validate his sentimental themes, but at this point any American movie that can get past the 'I love you's without audience snickers has to be counted a success.
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