Metacritic-Rezensionen

The elements in A Walk on the Moon, which is directed by the actor Tony Goldwyn (the bad guy in "Ghost") and written by Pamela Gray, feel miraculously right.

Even when it turns turbulent, the film sustains its warm summer glow, and makes itself a conversation piece about the moral issues it means to raise.

A Walk on the Moon not only effectively captures the emotional development of all its characters, but it also neatly encapsulates the tumult of the 60s.

Tony Goldwyn, making his directorial debut, lets his cast do the work for him, and they hold up well.

Whenever the drama drifts into soap opera, the actors restore the balance.

Paula Gray wrote the script (it was her UCLA senior thesis), and if there are gooey spots, there's also nicely turned, lived-in dialogue and a gentle affection for all her characters.

It believes, in the end, in the decency of most people.

Standing back a step from A Walk on the Moon's dippy charms, the movie delivers less than it initially promises.

The movie's problem is that it loads the casting in a way that tilts the movie in the direction of a Harlequin romance.

Though short on subtlety, A Walk on the Moon does offer the consolation of some decent performances.