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Summary: Offbeat Fun!
Review: This movie is a surprising delight.John Turturro is great as the uptight engineer who loosens up after meeting a quirky character
played expertly by Sam Rockwell.Catherine Keeler is wonderfull in this movie,too.I never knew where the movie was going but enjoyed the journey.You will too !
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: Tom DiCillo knows how to make a film.
I enjoyed this film very much.
Although the theme was minimal it was large in spirit and the actors were outstanding moving you through without a fault.
The selection of music for the sound track could not be more fitting.
Just a great film.
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Summary: Thanx Skinny Guy
Review: very good quality. wrapped. worth the two weeks to get it.
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Summary: A Journey
Review: We first meet Al fountain (John Turturro) at a remote construction site in the country, where he is the foreman. Immediately, we recognize who and what he is: The Boss; obsessive and meticulous about the work, tenacious in regard to detail. At the same time, it is obvious that he is sorely lacking when it comes to his relationship with his crew. Not that he is a bad guy; neither overbearing nor abusive with his employees, he is, in fact, somewhat personable in his own way. It's just that everything in his vision is so clearly cut in black and white. In the world of Al Fountain there are absolutely no shades of gray. This is further established when he phones his wife and young son to check in and give her an update on the job. When he tells her that one of the guys has invited him to play poker that night (much to the chagrin of the rest of the crew), she is ecstatic and encourages him to go. Clearly, she loves him, but knows how he is. When he quizzes his son on his multiplication tables and the response is unacceptable, flash cards are ordered. When Dad gets home there will be another quiz. In a brilliant metaphor, we see the flash cards as they are perceived by the boy; they are huge, nearly as big as he is, Marley's chains he must carry wherever he goes without respite. When the job is abruptly closed down, Al finds himself with some time to reflect on his life, which he uncharacteristically embraces, prompted by an incident at the poker game the previous evening. At this point the story really begins, and we follow Al on a drive through the country, which ultimately becomes a journey of self-discovery. Along the way he meets "The Kid," (Sam Rockwell), a charismatic, though somewhat naive young man who lives alone in the remnants of a trailer situated on a secluded parcel of land far off the beaten path. It is a lifestyle that Al, initially, simply cannot comprehend. When The Kid explains that he lives "off the grid," it is beyond anything Al can fathom. In the end, this movie is a textured tale of awareness and the importance of setting one's personal priorities. Extremely well presented and acted, it is touching and poignant without the unnecessary burden (in this case) of undue sentiment. The supporting cast includes Catherine Keener, Lisa Blount, Annie Corley and Dermot Mulroney. In "Box of Moonlight," writer-director Tom DiCillo offers us a journey that is well worth the taking.
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Summary: Good Movie, Confusing Box
Review: Why isnt Sam Rockwell on the box? It makes no sence. I bought my copy from a video store and it was labled mystery. Whats up with that? THis movie is one of those rare things in life that can make you feel better. I think everybody has a little bit of Hal and the Kid in them.
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Summary: INTO THE WOODS
Review: Written and directed by Tom DiCillo, BOX OF MOONLIGHT relates a simple story. An engineer, Al Fountain, played by John Turturro, will take a new start in his life after having spent 5 days in the company of Sam "The Kid" Rockwell. Of course, the main interest of the movie doesn't lie in the description of the numerous adventures that John Turturro will live with his new friend but in the manner Tom DiCillo has treated this idea or, rather, this cliché.Since the Middle Ages, the forest is one of the most symbolic themes of european literature. Fairy tales, by the dozen, will take place in the heart of english, french or german forests. So, no wonder if John Turturro's life is doomed to explode as soon as the Kid has hooked his car and has invited him to visit his little house in the woods. From this moment on, from the moment John Turturro has passed Sam Rockwell's door (another powerful symbol), reality changes for our poor engineer. It's Al(-ice) in Circleland. One could perhaps have preferred more beef and less symbols, metaphors or references in BOX OF MOONLIGHT. Anyway, if you appreciate either John Turturro either well-written screenplays or even both, this movie is for you. A -beware of the wolf- DVD.
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