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Moonstruck (Norman Jewison, 1987)

I'd seen this once before but totally forgot it...that's my life's story, ha...I watch a movie and it goes in and then out of my memory. Only a few great films stick with me and Moonstruck wasn't one of them. But it was good to rewatch it and I did like it, I guess. Actually it didn't do much for me.

I certainly don't have any big complaints or anything like that. I haven't seen Cher in much of anything so I was surprised at just how good she was and how much I liked her in this. I liked Nicolas Cage too, he even had hair here. Olympia Dukakis was good of course. Though, I thought Vincent Gardenia as her husband was a poor casting choice. He had no screen presences. I wonder why he got the job? Danny Aiello's character didn't do much for me either. But I did like John Mahoney. Mahoney was great in every scene he was in. I just wished he was in more scenes.


The other thing I liked about Moonstruck was it didn't try to go to big, or for to many laughs. Instead it took an even pace and never went way over the top. It was also a big plus seeing the sights and streets of New York city, and the way this was filmed made it feel like a very personal story. Not a bad film to watch on a rainy day.