`Box of Moonlight' is one of those films where two types are going in opposite directions in life and their paths cross. John Turturro does his part as an electrical engineer very well, overshadowing a little Sam Rockwell in a rôle which seems to hallmark him. Ok: skip this one if you like but do not pass over `Lawn Dogs', where Rockwell is brilliant together with the ten year old Mischa Barton. `Box of Moonlight' is merely entertaining without reaching any greater compass as the situation is somewhat fairy-tale. Nevertheless, it can be argued that the film makes you think about what you want to do with and get from your life. If you really want to get your teeth into something really profound in which two men of opposite extremes cross paths, I can thoroughly recommend `Le Huitième Jour' (The Eighth Day) a brilliant film with Pascal Duquenne and Daniel Auteuil under the orders of Jaco van Dormael.
Review of Box of Moonlight
