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Moonlight Mile (2002) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle (Jonathan Curiel)
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Screen It! (Jim Judy)
This wonderful piece of work should bring a tear to your eye, a lump to your throat and ultimately a smile to your face in the end. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)
LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
Both funny and telling about the messy passages of grief. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at LA Weekly (Ella Taylor)
Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
A dazzling true-life comedy that might be the funniest movie about grief ever made. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
Grief is awkward and funny and strange sometimes. So is Moonlight Mile. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Des Moines Register (Jeffrey Bruner)
ComingSoon.net (Andy Weil)
I wholeheartedly recommend this movie to anyone looking for a good drama (and a good cry) about genuine people grieving over the death of a loved one. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at ComingSoon.net (Andy Weil)
UTK Daily Beacon (David Blaylock)
Washington Post (Weekend Review)
"MOONLIGHT MILE" is a little guilty of Magic Markerism, in which the poignant, subtle moments are so underlined, even cats and dogs will get it. And yes, it's on the laugh-and-cry schedule, in which happy follows sad and glad follows mad and that whole ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Washington Post (Weekend Review)
Washington Post (Style Review)
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Sidekick Magazine
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Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
MichaelVox Movie Weblog
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
CultureDose.net (Lee Chase IV)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
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Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
The first half of Moonlight Mile feels like the runaway trailer for a movie that can't wait to jerk your tears. But to quote Joe in a moment of epiphany, there's a ''truth enema'' out there, and, boy, it really brings this movie around. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
USA Today (Claudia Puig)
The film drips with honest emotion and confusion. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
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Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
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Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
Rewarding for what it attempts and often achieves. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
This well-constructed narrative may embrace a more realistic view of how people feel after the death of a loved one than is generally admitted. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Some may find it overly sentimental, but I fell for it hook, line and sinker. A sweet thing indeed. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
While the events in Moonlight Mile aren't autobiographical, you get the feeling that the emotions are. It's that authenticity that makes the movie worth seeing. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Detroit Free Press (--)
While it is not autobiographical in the strict sense, it is so obviously heartfelt and personally observed that we feel almost as liberated and relieved as Silberling must have felt as this story came pouring out. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Detroit Free Press (--)
ToxicUniverse.com (Rachel Gordon)
CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
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Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
A thoughtful, careful look at grieving. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
The first half of Moonlight Mile feels like the runaway trailer for a movie that can't wait to jerk your tears. But to quote Joe in a moment of epiphany, there's a 'truth enema' out there, and, boy, it really brings this movie around. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Boston Globe (Wesley Morris)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
More than makes up for its mawkish posing by offering rousing spates of genuine feeling. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
It's hard to imagine anyone managing to steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star Jake Gyllenhaal but also from accomplished Oscar winners Susan Sarandon, Dustin Hoffman and Holly Hunter, yet newcomer Ellen Pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
The journey is worth your time, especially if you have Ellen Pompeo sitting next to you for the ride. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Films about loss, grief and recovery are pretty valuable these days. Seen in that light, Moonlight Mile should strike a nerve in many. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
A series of scenes that play false dramatically but ring true emotionally. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
...captures suffering with the sort of unsentimental clarity that only comes from experience. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
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The fiance of a murdered girl tries to help her family deal with their ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Movie-Vault.com (David Trier)
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The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Hoffman and Sarandon work well together, and Gyllenhaal, who's carved out a niche for himself as the new face of internalized conflict, fits nicely into a role Hoffman would have made a meal of 30 years ago. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
TV Guide (Steve Simels)
An occasionally surreal meditation on coping with loss, and a love story with a dark side the size of Montana. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at TV Guide (Steve Simels)
The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Though its conclusion is too tidily therapeutic, and though elements of its story strain credibility, Moonlight Mile has an understated, lived-in quality and a wry, unforced sense of the absurd. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at The New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Movie Magazine International
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Mr. Silberling's vision never makes a seamless transfer to the screen. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Entertainment Weekly
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)
Reel.com DVD review (Betsy Bozdech)
The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
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PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
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Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
An admirable effort, but too many words, words, and more words, and not enough of the ache of that half-smile. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Gyllenhaal, in the pivotal role, brings a scruffy, boyish charm to the proceedings, but his big scenes with Hoffman and Sarandon are one-sided - he's not in the same league, and comes off as a bit of a cipher. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Inside Moonlight Mile, an honest and heartbreakingly true movie is struggling to get out. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
The movie doesn't really jell. Glossy, good-looking and well-produced, it affects you and even sometimes moves you, but it doesn't really convincingly connect. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Jake Gyllenhaal is 21 and looks as though he's going on 16. This is not a problem for films like "Lovely & Amazing" and "The Good Girl"-- It is a problem in Moonlight Mile, where he plays a grown man recovering from the murder of his fiancée. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Occasionally feels like a Neil Simon rewrite of "In the Bedroom," as it see-saws between hard truths and quirky humour. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Moviehole
Like an unspoiled onion, Brad Silberling’s “Moonlight Mile” won’t nearly begin to make your eyes water until way after you’ve peeled off all it’s layers. And even then, you might question, despite it’s appropriateness, why you’re actually ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Moviehole
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"Jack Gyllenhaal's intelligent performance doesn't save this film from being a tidy pile of melodramatic mush, but it at least makes it watchable." ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
filmcritic.com (Aaron Lazenby)
Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
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Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
Starts out as though it's going to be funny, sad and smart, but ends up merely as soggy. ...read the complete Moonlight Mile movie review at Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
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