Half Moon Street
by Bob Swaim
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Actor: Faith Kent, Michael Caine, Patrick Kavanagh, Ram John Holder, Sigourney WeaverDirector: Bob Swaim
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Half Moon Street
Movie Review: "Half-Moon" Half-Baked
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a squeamy little film that nevertheless drew me in, due to the London setting (I'm a big Anglophile), and the star power of Sigourney Weaver and Michael Caine. The story itself is compelling: every woman has at one time or another imagined what it might feel like to seduce men for money, even if she abhors the actual realities of prostitution. With all this star power, an exotic setting (at least for Americans) in the high echelons of the British diplomatic corps, and a sexy thriller plot, the final result should have been a much better film. Even with the big names attached, the production values are distressingly low-budget, giving the film a down-market "TV Movie of the Week" feel, even without its dated 1980s wardrobe. The acting is curiously low-energy and stilted, though whether his is from a bad script or just the general malaise of actors not really wanting to be there, it's hard to tell. Stars of the wattage of Caine and Weaver ought to have made this a whole lot shinier and ramped it up several notches. As it is, they seem to be phoning in their respective performances in an ennui that's odd considering the subject matter. It's not just that this movie is now 22 years old that gives it its stiff and lackluster aura; other thrillers of the same period (1988's 'Frantic', comes to mind) have a much more accomplished and modern feel, and don't wear their age as poorly as this. It's hard to believe that this movie was ever given a theatrical release; at best it could have been an episode of 'Mystery!' and doesn't seem to aspire to more. The thing is that Caine and Weaver are both perfect for their respective roles; too bad this film was too thin to match what they were capable of.
Summary of Half Moon Street
Professor by day. Prostitute by night. Two-time Golden Globe?(r) winner* Sigourney Weaver "shows her best stuff [in this] provocative" (Los Angeles Times) and stunning sexual thriller.Co-starring two-time Oscar?(r) winner** Michael Caine, Half Moon Street is a smoldering, suspenseful tale of passion, politics and murder that's elegant, erotic and electrifying! When the brilliant and beautiful Dr. Lauren Slaughter (Weaver) discovers she's unable to live onher meager academic salary, she decides to moonlight as a high-priced London call girl. But when she unexpectedly falls for one of her clientsa top-ranking politician (Caine)Lauren soon finds herself enmeshed in a dark world of deviance, danger and deadly intriguewhere sex will make her rich and love could get her killed. *1988: Actress (Drama), Gorillas in the Mist; 1988: Supporting Actress, Working Girl **1999: Supporting Actor: The Cider House Rules; 1986: Hannah and Her SistersDrama DVD Video
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