Moonlight Mile 2002

Moonlight Mile
2002
Jake Gyllenhaal
Susan Sarandon
Dustin Hoffman
**** of five cause it's as good as the first time.

I have not been to see a movie in a shamefully long time. And all the movies I have rented have been crap. But last night when we rented this movie I thought, "Oh, this is definately a movie worth blogging about. So a short plot outline: Joe(JG) is living with his finances eccentric partents (SS & DH) when she is killed and he now has to figure out what to do with his life, without her. It's a great story. If any of you have seen JG's other movies such as Donnie Darko, you'll know he is a fantastic actor. You pair him up with the other two and how could you have a bad movie? SS's character is so frank and truthful while grieving it's refreshing and DH's is so lovable, it's impossible not to shed at least one tear. I love movies that put an original spin on something that's been done a hundred times and keep it interesting and thought provoking. It's a movie about a 'family' grieving, but with more humour than any other movie I've seen about grieving. It also stresses truth telling, even if it is in a harsh way, which I seem to be all about as I get older. So if you have yet to see this movie, go and rent it sometime, it's a great drama that will leave you happy but not in that cliched hollywood way we all get so sick of. Well at least I do.
Be warned: Swearing,some nudity and harsh truth telling thorughout.