Alabama Moon

This movie starts heavy and dark. I like that; it gets you into this dark theme of 1980 middle of nowhere alabama with lord of the flies overtones.

Well, sadly, maybe sadly maybe not depending how you look at it, the movie pivots very fast into this semi the goonies like script where it becomes a children's movie.

Now I do have a question that I am confident whoever wrote this production cannot answer either. And that question is why on earth did you start your movie like you did. Why do we have a graphic close up of bones sticking out of somebody's body... What exactly is the relevance of all that when you just toss out the door 10 minutes later and fully ignore it..

This movie smells like LEAVE NO TRACE, except that leave no trace was consistent and well done. It followed through. This here is really two movies that should not occupy the same script. You are either doing wild kid survivalist theme or kiddie adventure for sunday morning family viewing. You cannot have both at the same time.

The cast.. nothing special but they do their parts well enough. The characters... well nothing special either, except i have to say they copied the sheriff straight out of rambo first blood. It is so obvious and it sends me back to the confusion of the writing of this whole production. It has no clear direction of what it wants to be. It gets inspiration from random things here and there and just mashes them together.

There are also issues with follow through in general. Events are wrapped up quickly off screen with a brief mention by a character that XYZ occurred off screen.

The best done parts are the ones with john goodman. I don't want to spoil them but when you get to them you will see what I mean. Still does not solve the issues mentioned above and that unfortunate. But near the end when we forget most of the sins committed here, it flows well.

5\10 A weird approach to a childrens adventure movie.

I really enjoyed this film. Not a complex story, per se, but smart acting. Moon is such a great character, and the focus on friendship and human interaction, and love is great. Watch this.

This movie was one of those nice surprises you find, something totally unexpected!! Even had John Goodman which I didn't know till I started watching and I love some of his roles, this was one of those.Too it is one of those movies that can be watched by one of any age, family, or by yourself. For me I was looking for something while recooperating from hip replacement surgery and took a chance. Sometimes these films can be some of the best! Really had some surprises and not where I thought the story was headed. Story of a sheltered kid who had lived out most of his life in poverty with his Dad in the wild (actually a cave) after his Mom's passing. Actually they were living in a forest cave and growing their own food, kind of like "Captain Fantastic" if you have seen that movie- somewhat similar, but different! Plot simple to follow, but a nice enjoyable ride, with Cint Howard (Ron Howards brother) playing the role of the hick sheriff. If your looking for a movie on a rainy day or a boring day this is one that can fill the void and brighten your day! A nice ray of sunshine, just what I needed while convalescing!

A movie perfect for family night entertainment. A nothing to worry about film as far as appropriate for children or adults. Which is to me a welcome breath of fresh air in movie watching. Good acting, an imaginative plot snd although it has twists and turns - ii would classify it ultimately as uplifting - I enjoyed the movie.

I got the job of picking the Friday night movie for us to watch with our two boys. Alabama Moon turned out to be a great choice.

Although our youngest drifted off about halfway through, our 9 year-old was enthralled with the adventure story. Moreover, although the themes of death, anti- government sentiment and the realities of survivalism were treated fairly lightly, the movie triggered a few insightful questions from the kids - an indication that the level of the movie was perfectly pitched at their level of understanding and ability to deal with serious issues. A bit like Moon himself, really.

Of course there was corn and humour bordering on slapstick (the Constable is a caricature of the mean lawman), but it's right at home in a gentle family film like this. And if you want your kids to gain some deeper insight into what real friendship means, look no further than Moon and Kit.