A Walk on the Moon
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Movie Reviews of A Walk on the Moon
Movie Review: Pure Nostalgia
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a nostalgic person and this is a nostalgic movie. Great recreation of the late 60s/early 70s era. I distinctly remember road trips in my family's avocado green station wagon to scenic destinations in the Smokey Mountains. We've rented many cabins and stayed occupied for hours with simple activities, long before sophisticated entertainment crept in. This movie unfolds in a dynamic time when the age of discovery/peace movement challenged conservative lifestyles. Pearl (Diane Lane) is looking for something more than the "good mother" role she is trapped in. Like so many women who marry young and bear children, she has been a wife and mother for what seems like a life time (married at 17), fulfilling the needs of her husband and children. The lure of fantasy and excitement are too much to overcome and she is drawn in by the free wheeling, happy go lucky character played by Viggo Mortensen. Lucky for her that she could experience some of the things that she completely missed out on, and still keep her family together. I like the way the movie ends because Pearl returns to her husband with a better appreciate for life and her husband has a better appreciate for what Pearl has sacrificed to raise their family. Many story lines are weaved into the movie. This is on my top 10 list.Movie Review: One of My Favorites!
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I own this movie and think it's fabulous on every level. We've watched it many times since it was first released. Diane Lane and Liev Schrieber are both marvelous actors and are able to convey so much about their emotions with small moments. Tovah Feldshuh, as the wise mother-in-law, is perfect. The changing times are believably portrayed in this story about a couple who married young in a different time and now find their world changing. (I was 18 at the time of the moon landing and Woodstock so witnessed the era firsthand.) One of the things that is so good about this movie is that all the characters are good, well-intentioned people - there is no "bad" guy here, even the gorgeous "blouse man," played by Viggo Mortensen, is a decent guy. I love it that both Pearl and Marty, after they realize some new things about each other, are willing to try and find their way back to each other in this new world. The final scene of them dancing on the porch couldn't be better.
Despite the fact that three years after this movie, Diane Lane was in "Unfaithful," they are very different movies and "A Walk on the Moon" is superior because it has so much heart. I can very strongly recommend this movie.
Movie Review: A fun film full of beautiful faces and wonderful music!
Summary: 5 Stars
For those of us that can only wish we were there to experience the 60's generation, this is a sweet look at what we want to think really was going on in that period. Sure, maybe it's not historically accurate, but it is how I want to think it was.The music is outstanding - straying away from the obvious music you can always tie to the 60's generation, and playing lesser known, more folk music sets the mood for this film. "Summertime" by Janis Joplin (Big Brother & The Holding Company) and "Today" and "Embryonic Journey" by Jefferson Airplane make the movie for me!
It's a tale of a "by the book" young Jewish mother who feels that she's missed her young adult years because she became a wife and mother too young. Enter Viggo Mortensen (aka, The Blouse Man), the quiet, beautiful hippie to sweep her off her feet, and show her just what she has been missing.
If you're looking for a deep, meaningful look at real life in the 60's, this probably isn't the movie for you. However, if you want to watch a sweet movie that will take you away to another time for a couple hours, then I'd recommend it.
Plus, it's got Viggo in it - there's no going wrong with that!
Movie Review: All-time great film deserves better quality dvd
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a home theater digital projection system and always show this movie first to newbies - I never get tired of this all-time-great film. Inevitably, my guests call me back days later telling me how much they loved it and how deeply it affected them. My only complaint - the video quality of the dvd is inferior by today's standards. No enhancement for 16x9 tvs and there is visual moire effect in a number of the scenes. Hopefully, Miramax will get wise and give this film the quality DVD treatment it deserves. Sound quality is pretty good, though of course not DTS.
No need to retell the story - covered in other reviews. I concur with most reviews in the perfect acting. I want to add extra kudos to Director Goldwyn for holding a consistent tone through difficult moments and screenwriter Gray for crackling dialog that interleaves multiple conversations at once - like real life. What's amazing is how she never cheapshots her characters or lets her them spout easy answers - the honesty of her characters is breathtaking - a model for our own behavior.
P.S. If you were over 10 in 1969 the soundtrack alone will make you swoon.
Movie Review: Review of Walk on the Moon
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this movie for a lot of reasons. I thought all the actors did a good job. There were no crashes, car or boat races, fist fights, murders, explosions, or special effects. Just the story of a woman realizing something important has passed her by as she watches her own daughter beginning to leave her childhood behind. I generally do not like the way sex scenes are done in movies -- they're more soft porn than anything else, I think. I hated such scenes in "Vanilla Sky." However, I must say the scene in the bus with Pearl and Walker is the most erotic, tastefully done such visual I've ever seen. It was sweet, intense, and romantic. Walker is thinking about what Pearl needs and wants, and his approach is slow, gentle, and giving. Without a direct, harsh view of full bodies, there is still no doubt about the moment of complete intimacy between them. Very nicely done. The end of the movie holds no surprises, but that's OK. I liked the time setting of 1969, and the view of Jewish life. Lane, Mortensen, and Pacquin are really good.