Moonstruck
1987
***
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, John Mahoney, Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Loretta accepts a marriage proposal, but while her fiancé is away, she falls in love with his younger brother. This silly and sympathetic romantic comedy revolves around Italian-American families living in New York. The performances are lively and relaxed (apart from Nicolas Cage), and Cher and Olivia Dukakis were singled out for Academy Awards. However, John Patrick Shanley's Oscar winning screenplay is the weakest aspect of the film. The events unfold too fast and too easily, and there ie barely a believable moment in the 90 minutes.
