Box of Moonlight

Starring:John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Lisa Blount, Annie Corley, Rica Martens, Ray Aranha, Alexander Goodwin, Dermot Mulroney, Mike Stanley, Robert Wightman, James Richardson, Stephen Dupree, Eugene Wolf, Reathel Bean, Betty Wills Stephens, Linda Libby, Ernest R. Ogg, Gary Lowery, Bodi Soham
Director: Tom DiCillo
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

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John Turturro plays a humorless engineer who uncharacteristically takes a brief break from his life to find the source of his only happy childhood memory. When that fails to materialize, he offers a ride to a benign, buckskin-attired kook (Sam Rockwell) and soon gets much deeper into the young fellow's unhinged life than he ever intended. Director Tom DiCillo (Living in Oblivion) makes a good case that Turturro's character is getting what he needs (a lot of loosening up) versus what he wants (everything on his terms). Ironically, the film can't make the same claim, tightly bound as it is to conventional and rather bland storytelling form. One keeps wanting something cinematically thrilling to happen, but the project is too rigid for that. Having said that, however, even if this isn't a great film, it is an awfully pleasant one. With Catherine Keener, Lisa Blount, and a cameo by Dermot Mulroney. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

One of my favorites.......2007-06-13

One of my favorites, since buying it several years ago, I still like to watch it again and again.

This is one of my favorite movies, when I want to watch a fun movie where I'll feel good about people without fairytale sappiness, this is what I grab from my stash of DVDs. Al and Kid are wonderful opposite types who remain themselves throughout the movie, yet add to each other through the friendship that they form. The feelings of camaraderie are portrayed well with a freshness that comes right through the screen and I end up taking life a little less seriously after watching it.

what a pick-me-up.......2007-03-03

In 1997 I happened upon this movie on latenight cable by accident while channel surfing, and as the end credits ran I found myself thinking, This is one of the best movies ever! Why haven't I heard of it?? It sure gave me something that I didn't have before I saw it, that still remains with me to this day. There is a special kind of warm and life-affirming feeling that I came away with, and I said I've got to buy this movie. John Turturro and Sam Rockwell are perfect for the characters they play, and they become the characters. Sam in this character is the man! If you are a fan of the Coen brothers' movies, perhaps, or just a well-rounded and open-minded movie watcher, don't miss out!!
One thing I forgot to mention: Sam Rockwell should be one of the 3 large faces and names on the cover, Dermot Mulroney is out of place there as he plays the part of a minor character with very little screen time.

A WONDERFUL FUNNY MOVIE.......2006-12-10

Being a wilderness recluse myself I can really appreciate this movie. It is wonderful, funny and beautiful. The scenery and acting is great. Turturro is at his best here, and Sam Rockwell is perfect for the part of the eccentric "kid". This is in my "favorite" collection that I watch often, along with "Total Eclipse" of another eccentric anti-establishment kid. "Al Fountain" is an obsessive-compulsive who lets down his hair from the influence of "kid" and the blending of the two is psychology par excellence.

"I'm off the grid, man!".......2006-03-24

I'm only writing this review because I noticed that no one else has bothered to praise this film in about five years. It is a wonderful film. No, it didn't win any important awards, didn't make a billion dollars at the box office, and didn't star any tabloid-worthy, of-the-moment celebrities. What it does have is a subtle yet compelling story of hope and self-discovery populated with full, rich characters that are the kind of people we all secretly pray will find their way into our lives, but so rarely do, and fill it with meaning in a sorry world that is otherwise devoid of honest feeling and emotion. With all the sham and drudgery in everyday life, isn't it worth a couple of hours of your time and a few bucks to get out of the grave you've dug for yourself and feel what it's like to live life rather than just tolerate it.

My review of Box of Moonlight.......2006-01-19

I just happened to be channel surfing and came upon this movie. I was pulled in by it. I had never heard of Sam Rockwell before this movie and I found him to be so refreshing! John Turturro as the middle aged man going through a mid life crisis really works, he played the part so well. Sam Rockwell and Turturro had a great chemistry in this movie. You find yourself pulling for Sam Rockwell's character and hoping he finds the friend he wants and needs and he does with Turturro! I would recommend this movie for sure. It is one of those make you feel good movies. I also wanted to see more of Sam Rockwell after this, his other movies.. Matchstick Men and Confessions of a Dangerous mind were great too!

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