Friday, June 20, 2008

Shoot the Moon

Authors: Michael
Location: Oklahoma

"Shoot the Moon”

Directed by Marc Forster
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Adapted by Robert Benton
Original Score by Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

Principal Cast:

Jake Gyllenhaal- Mark Albright/Nick Harjo
Reese Witherspoon- Ivy Harjo
Meryl Streep- Teeve Harjo
Michael Douglas- O Boy Daniels
Dustin Hoffman- Hap Duchamp
Carrie Fisher- Carrie
Julianne Moore -Lantana Mitchell
Alan Alda- Arthur McFadden
Matt Dillon -Kyle Leander
Q’Orianka Kilcher- Gaylene Harjo
Thandie Newton -Rowena Whitekiller

Tagline: "Find your roots on 12/21/07"

Synopsis: In 1972, windswept DeClare, Oklahoma , was consumed by a terrifying crime: the murder of a young mother, Gaylene Harjo (Kilcher), and the disappearance of her baby, Nicky Jack. When the Childs pajama bottoms were discovered on the banks of the river, everyone feared that he, too, had been killed, although is body was never found.

Now, nearly 35 years later, Nicky Jack (Gyllenhaal) mysteriously returns to DeClare, shocking the town with his sudden reappearance and stirring up long buried memories. Helping him along the way are his “cousin”, Ivy (Witherspoon), his aunt Teeve (Streep), his lawyer (Hoffman), the local sheriff (Douglas), his wife (Fisher), a reporter that covered the original story (Moore), the local Radio station owner (Alda) and the DJ (Dillon), and Gaylene’s best friend (Newton).

What the press would say:

Marc Forster has done it again with another wonderful motion picture phenomenon. This film is based on the tremendous novel by Billie Letts focuses on a murder of a mom and child that happened about 35 years ago and as it turns out the child wasn’t murder. Jake Gyllenhaal gives a career capping performance as Mark Albright the grown up child who was supposedly murdered. Gyllenhaal must have worked relentlessly for the movie because his performance is of the charts. Reese Witherspoon gives another bit of marvelous acting for this movie than ever as Marks “cousin” turned lover, Ivy and his emotional supporter. Witherspoon is chasing he costar Meryl Streep for the best living actress award and let me tell you with this film she’s is starting to work her way up. Once again Meryl Streep can smell the Oscar as she gives another Oscar worthy performance as Mark’s aunt who just wants the best for her family she compels you can makes you want to cry to death. Streep is the best living actress and you better believe she won’t drop that title, this performance just makes her that much better. I won’t leave out Matt Dillon’s heart wrenching performance as Gaylene’s old friend who is a drug addict still struggling with the loss of Gaylene who he loves even though she is gone. Forster compiled the perfect cast for this film, he got the best crew, and he directed perfectly too. This year’s Oscar contender that will be hard to beat, and Forster’s crowning achievement. A motion picture masterpiece!

For Your Consideration:

Best Picture
Director- Forster
Adaptation- Benton
Actor- Gyllenhaal
Actress- Witherspoon
Supt. Actress- Streep
Supt. Actor- Dillon
Cinematography
Editing

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