Customer Reviews

Mojave Moon

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

If you're a fan of Ms. Jolie, buy this and enjoy her in it. She plays a 20 year old vamp who seduces Danny Aiello in a flagrant, delicious way that only Angelina could. If you don't feel a sudden intake of breath when she struts into the diner early in the movie, then you need to switch back to Regis and Kelly. Angelina's not a major character, but she's on screen enough for me to feel fine about my mini-buck investment. The movie itself is a bizarre little noir that has it's moments (decent acting, OK script, good desert atmosphere) and its non-moments (uneven directing, plot holes), but not bad. The movie rates a 3, Angelina rates a 5, you do the math.

I being in love with Angelina Jolie will watch any movie of hers, even if the movie wasn't so great. I of course enjoyed this movie with her being in it but it was also a stretch from the norm. It was delightful and funny but weird at the same time. Especially with its cast members like Ann Archer and Danny Aiello. It's great when actors take a chance on a movie even though it may not be a mega blockbuster hit. I watch this movie over and over and find it interesting all the time. The soundtrack is great as well. One thing, where can I find any of the songs on this soundtrack? If you know, drop me a line.

This movie drove me crazy it was so bad. I literally wanted to bleach my eyeballs out after sitting through it. The best part of this movie was Angelina Jolie - end of story. She steals the screen in anything she does, but even she couldn't save this steaming piece of crap. The plot is inexorably stupid. I guess if you're a diehard AJ fan and feel like seeing some of her earlier work, you might only be slightly homicidal after seeing it.

The script is bizarre, hardly believable, but Michael Biehn as Boyd, the psychotic tow truck driver, is singularly outstanding. He displays a true comedic flair, making his legions of fans pant for his next venture into the comic realm. Peter MacNicol shows flashes of comedic brilliance in his short time on-screen. Enjoy these two geniuses.

This movie was light entertainment but nothing to rave about,will like though if you are an Anjelina Jolie fan.

A little on the, say, bizzare side- but then again isn't everything if you look close enough? Watch it. Angelina is always entertaining.

I absolutely love Angelina Jolie, so of course I will sit and watch anything if it means looking at her for two hours. I own this video and I do watch it, but not because its a great film. If you are looking to find a Good movie to watch then keep looking. If you are an Anjelina fan, then you probably allready own it anyway.

"Mojave Moon" is a zany story of just what can happen in the desert during a full moon. Recently retired, Al McCord hasn't yet made peace with his new situation. The doldrums of his life are broken when he meets Ellie, an attractive young woman. After giving Ellie a ride into the Mojave Desert, an unlikely entanglement grows with the young woman's mother. The mother's unstable boyfriend soon complicates the situation. "Mojave Moon" has several issues. First, the writing is mediocre. The main characters are caricatures of themselves. Such a deliberate attempt is made to have the actors and actresses play the roles of rebellious teenager, sweet housewife, mean redneck and restless retiree that the characters become static stereotypes. In the end, there is almost no character development. Also, if the premise taps into the notion that people do weird things on the night of the full moon, why does the time frame span a week or so? Whether it's the dialogue, individual scenes or plot architecture, the writing is a drawback. The second issue is the acting. Granted, it can be hard to tell where lackluster writing ends and acting begins. The actors and actresses may have made the best of working within the limits of the script as interpreted by the director. It's possible but unlikely. It seems that the primary reason this film remains in-print is so that fans of Angelina Jolie can enjoy one of her earlier roles. (Indeed, while she was almost unnoticeable on the original movie poster, the new DVD cover prominently features the actress.) As Ellie, Jolie plays a teenage vixen. While she's as attractive as ever, Jolie's acting in this role is garden variety. Given this work, most would have a hard time predicting that the twenty-one year old actress would eventually earn Golden Globes and even an Academy Award. Given the overall timbre of this movie, it's hard to believe that it was released in 1996 as it has that silly feel of films from the early 1980s. "Mojave Moon" has merit but it should only be watched by the most curious Angelina Jolie fans.

This movie features Angelina Jolie in her prime (BEFORE she became a star), Michael Biehn at his most psychotic, Danny Aiello
at his most befuddled, Anne Archer sweet and sexy and a plot
with more twists and turns than a mountain road. Having said that, this is one of the GREAT "Murphy's Law" comedies of all time! Nothing seems to go quite right for poor Danny Aiello
until the very end. Meanwhile, we are treated to cadevars that
won't stay put, robbers and gunslingers who can't shoot straight,
an actor with more technique than conviction (brilliantly played
by Alfred Molina) and a nice, but brief nude scene from Angelina
Jolie. Implausible events pile up on one another like dead bodies in a Clint Eastwood shoot-em-up, yet everything is done
with a wink and a totally vacant stare that keeps you involved.
The reaction shots on the actors' faces are priceless!
This movie isn't for everyone, but if you like your comedies
oddball to off-the-wall, you'll LOVE this one!

I rented this movie for the sheer fact that Angelina Jolie was in it. THIS MOVIE SUCKS. I'm sorry for the vulgarity or bluntness of the comment, but that is my opinion, which is the encompassing purpose of these reviews. The movie was a terrible attempt at hitting into the challenging action/comedy genre, a feat only acheived by some, and mostly entirely missed by others. Now is when the reader may ask, why then does the reviewer give it TWO stars? Why not one? Why review at all? The answer to this can be explained in two words, which then, through the transitive property in mathematics, would be the basic equivalent to two stars: Angelina Jolie. The 15 minute scene stealer stole the whole movie. Though this is most likely one of the worst movies in her career, she brightened the dim mark with her natural acting and raw ability to master the screen.