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Summary: Great movie!!
Review: I discovered this movie while looking for other Reese Witherspoon movies and boy am I glad I did. It has become one of my favorite movies. Reese Witherspoon gives a wonderful performance as Dani and Sam Waterson is great as the dad. The story is very well written and although it is sad, it is not overdone. This movie will appeal to all ages. The first time I saw it was with my mom and my little sister. I can't figure out why it is rated PG-13, I think that it is appropriate for ages 11 and up.
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Summary: Tender and beautiful
Review: I loved this movie. It made me cry because I could relate so well to it. This beautiful story touches on every facet of human love. It is a sweet but haunting coming of age story. I think you will see what I mean when you watch it.
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Summary: modern classic
Review: Well,I've seen this movie many times and still feel moved by the characters.who take you back to your own innocents and first kiss,and first love.I feel all the players are very talented and make you feel the happiness and grief of life and its strange twist of fate that all of us one day will encounter.And the man on the moon will always tug at your heart,when you think of the passing of your youth ,and those you have known.Good clean movie to watch.but keep a hankerchief close by.
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Summary: LEGALLY FANTASTIC
Review: WHOA! WHAT A MOVIE. A while back, I was searching for The Summer of '42 and was refered to another Robert Mulligan film with the odd title of The Man In The Moon. The reviews on Amazon.com were more enthusiastic than Gone With The Wind. I was going to rent it, but forgot. Last week I saw Election on TV and remembered this move. I was expecting a charming story of coming to age and unrequited love. It turned out to be one of the most powerful films I have ever seen. I don't know why I never heard it, but it seems that I am not alone it that regard. A movie this good should have had a lot coverage when released. I guess I misssed it. Reese Witherspoon is terrifc, as is the rest of the cast. I am going to buy it and show it to everyone I can. So buy it, rent it or whatever, but you must see this movie.
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Summary: A Beautiful Film
Review: This poignant story is one of the most beautiful coming of age portraits ever filmed. It is set in rural Louisiana during the 1950's and is beautifully photographed and filled with love and tenderness. The focal point of director Robert Mulligan's (To Kill a Mockingbird, Summer of '42) story is a very young Reese Witherspoon in a role that should have made her a household name. This story of first love and the tragedy that follows will touch you in a way you'll remember for a long time. Sam Waterson is perfect as the gentle and kind husband and father Matthew who knows his two daughters are growing up faster than he can blink and has another one on the way. Tess Harper has another fine turn as his loving wife Abigail. There is a sweet and peaceful feel to this film that gets into your heart slowly in much the same manner as "The Spitfire Grill". It is that good. Dani (Reese Witherspoon) is the spunky but tender hearted younger sister who is beginning to cross the waters from kid to young woman at 14. Her adolescent crush on Elvis changes to something real when 17 year old Court Foster (Jason London) enters the picture. They both like to swim in the lake and become something more than friends but something less than a couple. Their relationship is handled in such a sweet and thoughtful manner you find youself embracing this film with your heart early on. But as much as Court cares about her she is to young for him and when chance brings he and her older sister Maureen (Emily Wakefield) together nature takes it's course and someone's heart is bound to break. This is a good and loving family and Dani and her older sister Maureen are close. They bicker as sisters do but Dani secretly worships Maureen and wants to be like her. Maureen loves Dani just as much but can't pass up the love of her life no matter how hard she might try. Court is also prtrayed as a very decent kid with the weight of the world on his shoulders who is trying to do the right thing and still be happy. Everthing about this feels real as there are no good guys and bad guys, just a truthful portrait of young love and growing up. Witherspoon is amazing and you can truly feel her heart breaking as she begins to disappear, only her memories of the lake and her first kiss to comfort her. It will take even more than a tragedy to bring Dani and Maureen back together and it is the wise and gentle father who takes Dani fishing and talks to her in a way every father hopes he will talk to his daughter under similar circumstances. Everyone is wonderful in this fine film and I am amazed it is not more widely known. It is truly something special. I can not reveal what happens in the last part of this film but at the beginning we find Dani and Maureen talking on their front porch about 'The Man in the Moon'. Their mother always told them when they were young to tell their troubles to 'The Man on the Moon' and just keep talking untill they were all gone. Both Dani and Maureen discover when things are bleakest that 'The Man in the Moon' is truly each other. This film is warm, sweet, and heartrending. It is a wonderful find and different from just about anything else you will see on the subject matter. It is a film you'll want to own and watch over and over. Pick this one up today....
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Summary: One of the greatest movies ever seen.
Review: Warm, romantic, deep, thoughtful, sincere movies I've ever seen. Wonderful screenplay, wonderful main actors male and female. Very moving and loving. Ms.Weatherspoon indeed is a great actor even she's so young in this her first movie debute. This is a collectible movie for your family and loved ones. God bless.
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Summary: Not bad, not great
Review: After I read all these wonderful reviews, I decided that I should go rent this movie. Well, I can't say that I agree with all the good reviews. This movie took a really long time to take off, and not much happened during the coarse of the film. The movie us about a 14 year old girl named Dani (Reese Witherspoon), who is starting to discover boys. Soon, she falls inlove with a boy 3 years older than her, Cort (Jason London). However, Cort is much more interested in Dani's older sister than he is in Dani, which causes real drama later on. I guess I would reccomend this film to any Witherspoon fan because it is her first movie, but I wouldn't reccomend to most guys because it is really a chickflick. I'm a guy, and I found it pretty girly. Maybe it is worth seeing once, but no more than that.
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Summary: A charming story
Review: This is a fantastic movie centering on the trial and tribualtions of two families in the rural south of the USA.
It centers around Dani ( charmingly portrayed by Reese Witherspoon) a pretty , headstrong (yet vulnerable)and wonderful 14 year old girl , and her love for Court (played by Jason London) . Unfortunately everything does not go according to plan , especially when and Dani's older sister ,Maureen , and Court elope .
The innocence is later exposed to an even bigger shock by a terrible tragedy. This movie portrays the clash between innocence and experience and has some really delightful characters. It is a must see as a film in the 1990's set in the early 1960's , showing a simpler , purer time.
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Summary: Great Storytelling, Deft Film Making...
Review: I have loved this movie since seeing it in the theater back in '91. The "coming of age" category of film is dominated by the boys, but here is a beautiful exception. There is a strength in subtlety, and Mulligan and cast make wonderful use of it -- a few words, a lingering glance, a single kiss, a few bars of orchestral music -- all speak volumes in this film. The cast is an excellent, obviously well-chosen balance of veteran actors (Waterston, Harper) and bright, new talent (Witherspoon, Warfield, London) who work extremely well together. There aren't many movies like this made in the US any more. Studios ham-fistedly explain everything, or add lots of flash-bang, gee-whiz stuff, as though the audience were kindergarteners. They could learn a great lesson from "Man in the Moon," it's is what great film making all about.
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Summary: If you need a good cry - this movie will!
Review: This is the first time I've actually seen it and it blew me off my seat. I just love Jason London in his role as Court. I fell in love with him really hard. A must see movie.
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