I heard about the movie when searching this site for more films with Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko, October Sky). I don't really fancy to romance movies (chick flicks), but after viewing the trailer I couldn't wait for the film to be released and was lucky enough to be in an area where it was playing. MOONLIGHT MILE is a very touching, original piece of work from writer/director Brad Silberling (City of Angels) and what makes it more emotional is the fact that it's based around his own feelings of dealing with the death of Rebecca Schaeffer. Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarando are, of course excellent in their performances. Jake Gyllenhaal shines again in his role as the grieving fiancée. I highly recommend this touching tale to everyone.
I give it a 7 out of 10 (good).
And while I'm not one to really bash other people's thoughts on the movie, I was very disappointed to read a quick review by "genius-15" who stated the movie as a "useless tearjerker" and that Hollywood shouldn't make this kind of crap because of the grieving families of America. The thing that upset me about this review is the fact that it was completely obvious that "genius-15" only saw the theatrical trailer and not the film. The person probably has issues with the tragedy that happened on Sept. 11, but should one take it out on a movie trailer? Well, just thought I'd bring that point out there.
I give it a 7 out of 10 (good).
And while I'm not one to really bash other people's thoughts on the movie, I was very disappointed to read a quick review by "genius-15" who stated the movie as a "useless tearjerker" and that Hollywood shouldn't make this kind of crap because of the grieving families of America. The thing that upset me about this review is the fact that it was completely obvious that "genius-15" only saw the theatrical trailer and not the film. The person probably has issues with the tragedy that happened on Sept. 11, but should one take it out on a movie trailer? Well, just thought I'd bring that point out there.