Fresh
You will not easily forget this incredibly robust family.
Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Overview
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Director and cast
- Norman Jewison Director
- Cher as Loretta Castorini
- Nicolas Cage as Ronny Cammareri
- Vincent Gardenia as Cosmo Castorini
- Olympia Dukakis as Rose Castorini
- Danny Aiello as John Cammareri
- Julie Bovasso as Rita Cappomaggi
- John Mahoney as Perry
- Louis Guss as Raymond Capomaggi
- Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Alter Mann
- Anita Gillette Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An American movie with foreign-film sensibilities, Moonstruck's depths come from their perfect balance of writing and direction.
Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
It isn't great art -- it`s too closely concentrated on immediate emotional effect for that -- but it is highly sophisticated craftsmanship.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
There's an old-fashioned romanticism about the picture, a sweet, gentle approach to love and family life. But this is kept from seeming sappy by the picture's tough-minded, almost abrasive sense of humor.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Charming if erratic, Moonstruck is the unlikely marriage of undershirt-in- kitchen naturalism and urbane drawing-room farce.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
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