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Sunday
18Oct2009

Trailer - 'Serious Moonlight' Looks Seriously Flawed

DateSunday, October 18, 2009 at 1:55PM
Did you know that "some threatening behavior" is a reason to give a film a R rating? And would you suspect a movie written by the late Adrienne Shelly (Waitress) and directed by Curb Your Enthusiasm's Cheryl Hines would have that ratings board warning hanging over its head?

The movie is Serious Moonlight, and it stars Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, and Kristen Bell as points along a bizarre love triangle. It played the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year and will be released in December. I loved Waitress; it's one of the better films from 2007. This, though, does not look any good at all.

I'm sure there was a point where Meg Ryan was convincing, but that time seems to have passed. I mean, even in these little moments in the trailer, she seems completely disconnected with the material. The unfortunate thing in this case is that Ryan's the selling point, as she is supposed to be in most of her movies.

Perhaps it's just the trailer that's bad. Again, Waitress was so good that there could be quite a bit to like about this movie in the final analysis. But it sure doesn't look like it to me.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment3 Comments |

Reader Comments (3)

I saw this recently at the Scottsdale Intl Film Festival. Yes, Meg is disconnected from the material in a few scenes. But you know what? It's amazing. Adrienne Shelly's script more than makes up for any flaws. It's hilarious, heartfelt, and just so fresh. Shelly was such a fresh voice and amazing talent. And taken from us all too early.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCallie

What does the ending mean when the gardener walks by and it gets all awkward?

Thursday, November 26, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterawesomeperson

i took it to mean, especially by timothy's response, that the robbery was planned by ryan as part of her plan to brng them back together

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 | Unregistered Commentercece

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