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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Early Angelina really strutting her stuff, July 15, 2005
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.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mojave Moon, May 14, 2007
This movie was light entertainment but nothing to rave about,will like though if you are an Anjelina Jolie fan.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
not worth the effort, May 31, 2009
"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.
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