Review of Serious Moonlight (2009) by Michelle C — 07 Aug 2010

Perfect movie to nap to....Zzzzzzzz... Meg Ryan has really gone down hill...

This review of Serious Moonlight (2009) was written by Michelle C on 07 Aug 2010.

Serious Moonlight has generally received mixed reviews.

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A less-than-frothy domestic showdown starring Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton, it owes as much to Edward Albee as to Nora Ephron, with an occasional…

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By Ketutar J (58) on 25 Jul 2011

Meh pretty predictable, they could have taken this story line further than what they did. Disappointing…

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