Great movie | Man in the Moon [VHS] | Sam Waterston, Tess Harper

Very pleased | Man in the Moon [VHS] | Sam Waterston, Tess Harper

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	• Man in the Moon [VHS] Sam Waterston, Tess Harper MGM (Video & DVD), 1993 average customer review:based on 114 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

good family film

If you have pre-teens or teens at your house, this is a good movie to watch together.....A very young Reese Witherspoon does a fine job with this role.

Great movie

If you are a Reese Witherspoon fan you will enjoy this movie. I believe it is her first movie. This is a movie about a young girl's first love with an older teen. Good plot. There is no nudity or bad language. This is a nice "date movie."

Very pleased

I was very pleased with this item. It arrived promptly and in perfect condition

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Good movie

This was one of my fav movies back in the day. Now I think it is good. I don't like the ending and a few things about it now.

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A Perfect Little Jewel-Box of a Movie

The Man in the Moon is as good today as it was almost twenty years ago when I saw it in the theatre. The story, the acting, the setting and the themes of forgiveness and familial love are as timeless today as they were then. The story centers around Dani, a fourteen year old who becomes smitten with the older boy next door. The two explore their relationship, but three years is a big gap at that age and Dani isn't ready for what Court, a young man suddenly responsible for a farm and the well-being of his mother and yournger brothers, needs in a relationship. Court then meets Dani's older sister Maureen who has been longing for a love that is real. The sisters experience betrayal, tragedy and rapprochement in the course of the story and the message of forgiveness and love is affecting.

A few others have criticized this film for being overly earnest - as a sometime cynic myself I have to criticize this view and find it very sad indeed that sincerity is taken for saccharine in a film where the former overwhelms the later. See this film with your children or to remember your own youth or to remember that we must all strive for goodness and the blessing of love.

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A jewel of a sleeper, The Man in the Moon comes off as a nearly perfect short story of two sisters' first competition in the field of love. In a 1950's small Louisiana farm town, 14-year-old Dani falls for Court, a 17-year-old engaging neighbor boy. The two become great friends, but Court is more interested in Dani's 17-year-old sister, Maureen, who is blossoming. Dani will look for any justification why she should be with Court, but as human law dictates, there is no cure for a 14-year-old with a crush.

The film is another winning portrayal of small-town adolescence from Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird). His eye for casting is impeccable, with Sam Waterston and Tess Harper as the earnest parents and newcomer Jason London as the dreamy Court. The real find, though, is Reese Witherspoon as Dani. Her timeless work here is magical. The PG-13 rating is a bit heavy-handed--although the film does not shy away from its look at budding sensuality, or a horrific and emotional accident. Mature 10-year-olds may find one of their favorite films here. --Doug Thomas

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