Moonlight Mile is a gentle unhurried story of love, loss,death, guilt and cowardice,manipulation,betrayal,faith and hope 'Emotional Olympics' it could have been but was saved by thoughtful portrayals from all the characters.I loved the barman ! Jake G is the young man who has lost his fiancé to murder though they had just called off their engagement prior to her death The victim's parents unaware of this, embrace Jake as their son in law make a place for him at work and home sleeping in girlfriend's which fuels his agony. Ellen Pompeo depicts the lovely postal clerk who brings relief humour and new love just at the right time (very Grey's Anatomy) They meet when he is asked by Hoffman to go to the PO and collect wedding invitations ready for dispatch. I enjoyed the honest grief bitchy anger of author mother Susan Sarandon ripping the phone off the wall and snarling at those creepy well meaning folk whose condolences are empty words. Dustin Hoffman is a brewing volcano passive aggressive people pleasing pain just holding it together It finally takes the court case for Jake to come clean and be true to the memory of his lost love and tell it how it is Not overtly 70s though Vietnam War is referenced Did anybody else love the barman? Hollywood with the speedy hookup soon after the funeral and happy ever after ending Good soundtrack Holly Hunter is sharp as the lawyer Dabney Coleman is the manipulative property shark Standout performance by Nixon the dog his projectile vomit tops ! For other movies check out the short LIVSHJULET (circle of life) stunning in it's simplicity also ELSER DIG FOR EVIGT which is realistic and heartrending Moonlight Mile is worthwhile viewing 7/10 Cathy Cromwell, New Zealand
Review of Moonlight Mile
