66. Moonstruck
I have a real soft one for this romantic-comedy. One that my colleague J.D. says has a real bite to it. Whatever you think about the film, the RADIATOR HEAVEN blogger on Sam Juliano’s Wonders in the Dark site really nailed it.
By J.D. Lafrance
It took a Canadian filmmaker to make Moonstruck (1987), the quintessential Italian-American romantic comedy from a screenplay written by an Irish-American playwright, but then isn’t that what the American experience is all about? For what is the United States, but the great melting pot? Norman Jewison’s film is a celebration of love, life and food. John Patrick Shanley’s script is full of romantic yearnings for, among many things, the opera and, of course, the moon. Above all else, the film places an emphasis on the importance of family. Moonstruck was the My Big Fat Geek Wedding (2002) of its day only infinitely better and about an Italian family as opposed to a Greek one. Watching Jewison’s film again, you realize just how much Nia Vardalos’ romantic comedy is heavily indebted to it. If Moonstruck is La Boheme than Greek Wedding isTony and Tina’s Wedding
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5 Responses to “66. Moonstruck”
I caught Moonstruck not too long ago and I really enjoyed it! It’s an unlikely pairing, Cage and Cher, but it worked!
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Yes, this pairing was totally unexpected. But, oh boy, did it work! Thanks, Ruth 🙂
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It’s definitely one of Nic Cage’s best work. I have to hand it to him, he can do pretty much any genre believably. I mean I even love him in It Could Happen To You as much as his bombastic action stuff. I haven’t seen Cher in other roles tho, not sure why, just haven’t gotten around to ’em.
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Nice. Not a movie I’ve seen for ages!
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Same here. But I plan on rectifying that soon. Many thanks, my friend 🙂
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