Memorable, crazy movie

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Norman Jewison has spent most of his career addressing social issues in his movies (In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof, Other People's Money, The Hurricane) while taking the occasional break for straightforward entertainment. "Moonstruck" falls into the latter category. Cher plays a woman who falls for her fiance's younger brother. It was odd that the director of "Rollerball" directed this. It's not a bad movie, just nothing spectacular. As for the Academy Award wins, I'd say that Olympia Dukakis rightfully earned hers, while Cher's performance wasn't as impressive as Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction". Screenwriter John Patrick Shanley also wrote the play "Doubt", whose screen adaptation - starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams - he directed; he also directed the Tom Hanks comedy "Joe vs the Volcano".Anyway, it's an enjoyable movie. Just don't expect anything profound. I'm just not into romantic comedies.So yes, do snap out of it.I'd like to go inside that bakery and see them make the bread.

When the above line is uttered by a tearful, elderly character at the end of this wonderful, funny, charming romantic comedy, I laughed so hard, my ribs hurt. The film is a heart warming look at a quirky Italian-American family in Brooklyn that happens to be going through some relationship issues. It is a multi-layered story with some terrific vignettes and the script, cast and performances are all first rate. Cher, Olympia Dukakis (both Oscar winners), Vincent Gardenia and Danny Aiello have rarely, if ever, been better and the tuneful and romantic score is an added treat. This is a must-see and another gem from the great director Jewison.

(Credit goes to IMDb) Loretta Castorini, a book keeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she agreed to marry (the best friend of her late husband who died seven years previously).I'm one of the few that don't get it. Despite the wonderful cast, I never got the appeal of this movie. The style has always gotten on my nerves, and it's not my type of romance. I didn't laugh, didn't smile very much, and the enjoyment is nullified by Cher's annoying performance. I thought she overdid it, lacking chemistry with Cage. I'm a big Cage fan, but I didn't care for his performance here. Dukakis & Aiello add charm to their parts, and I thought they were more entertaining than Cher and Cage! Lots of people love it, so It's probably just me. I don't care for it.5.3/10

There's really nothing spectacular about the story here.It's story is very basic and that's the best kind.Cher plays a woman who has been unlucky at love.So much so,that she is afraid to unite with anyone.She agrees to marry Danny Aiello's character out of a sense of pressure from her family,but soon things get complicated after she meets his estranged brother(the great Nicolas Cage).What we end up with is a very comical look at love and all of it's potential complications.It will make you laugh and put a little joy in your heart because after all the chaos,everything ends up exactly where it should,with the proverbial "happily ever after" at the end.Great film.