Pale Blue Moon

I have to admit that I expected this movie to be quite crappy - but it's not! The characters develop really well and they're well acted. The storyline is funny and raises until the end in overlookable complexity. The plot was very well written and structured. The music was mediocre but sometimes fitting. I couldn't find anything bad about this movie besides one thing and that is why it probably got such a bad rating here at IMDb - it's the camera-quality, camera-movement and a bad color filter that was put all the way through the movie which lets that movie appear cheap as hell. But after watching it for about 15min you start to realize that it's and the other side rich on plot and well written dialogs that were quite interesting and funny and reminded of typical pulp-like movies. If you have the opportunity the watch this movie - do it, it's an unsuspectable piece of fun - keep your hands away if you can't stand movies with less enjoyable video-quality.

Some of the reviewers correctly point out that this film isn't sci-fi. I have to agree with them; however, there are elements that echo "X-Files" enough to allow me to use that reference in my title. Mark Hosack has written and directed an effective piece of film making that--at times-- is uneven, but is worth your investment in time.

Ice Mrozek is Simon Applewhite whom we meet at this police interrogation. Mrozek--even tho' a sporadic career--is on target as a person who seems autistic at first until we learn the truth late in the film.

There is one sequence between Mrozek and a kidnap victim (played by Brittany Praven) that was worth my time investment. She threatens to scream and does so. Mrozek joins her in a cacophonous roar that is compelling.

The unraveling of the plot is, regrettably, somewhat uneven which is why I cannot give this film a 100% endorsement. The tone is uneven--going back and forth between a serious buddy type movie (a la the "Rain Man" reference above) to childhood trauma (see the "X-Files" reference) to uneven comedic sequences. This unevenness is bothersome, tho' I perhaps understand why: director Hosack has a provocative theme but lacks the storytelling skills of an experienced director to bring this theme home effectively. Tho' flawed, I still believe you will find your time well- spent.

So the acting by Mrozek and the plot/theme are two issues that recommend this film. I have to include the sub-plot of guilt which also I find compelling. Johnny Sneed plays John Lefsburg-- detective who is in a struggling marriage since his daughter was killed in a traffic accident. The plot addresses this sub-plot in an interesting manner toward the end which helps tie up the threads and speaks truth about the pain of loss and the blaming that compounds that pain.

There are some images of child abuse that can be disturbing and also images of spouse abuse. Please keep in mind that both of these plot aspects are there to assist the themes. And the images of this abuse are not gratuitous.

Give this film chance. Mrozek is compelling. If he had name recognition like Hoffman, no one would be surprised of his success today. Also, give the film a chance to work on you. Don't be bothered by its NOT being real sci-fi and let the story happen. You could be pleasantly surprised.

I have absolutely no idea who paid for these reviews. Seriously? How did this crap get over 7? who paid for these?

I decide to watch it on Amazon Prime - and I STILL wasted my money!

I watched this show for 20 minutes and I was ready to peel my eyeballs out just to kill the boredom! YAWN FEST! I couldn't continue watching this crap.

This movie is one of those rare movies you can watch over and over again.

Here's my synopsis:

From the dark side of the moon, they came for him. They always come in threes, never twos, never fours and under no condition do they ever come alone. These aliens, Mor-gons or Moonies, are staging an invasion to take over the human race.

Under the pressure Simon Applewhite is coming undone. He is arrested in Giddings, Texas, while tampering with a radio tower in an effort to block alien communication to the moon. No one believes Simon, least of all John Lefsburg, the detective in charge of taking Simon to the mental ward.

Simon believes he was infected by the creatures when he was young. He decides to kidnap the goddaughter of the man he believes to be the ambassador of the aliens before she too is infected. John Lefsburg is faced with the decision to either stop Simon or to believe in him.

A film about the unreal realities that abound through our universe, Pale Blue Moon will take you on a trip you'll never forget.

I didn't really know what I was getting myself into here, as I sat down in 2021 to watch the 2002 sci-fi comedy "Pale Blue Moon". But I must admit that I was expecting a bit more fun and laughs than what writer and director Mark Hosack could manage to deliver.

The storyline had potential, for sure. But it just failed to deliver. To me, this storyline was not entertaining, enjoyable or particularly enticing. I didn't really buy into the storyline and thus it was a struggle to sit through the ordeal that is "Pale Blue Moon".

Now, what made the movie crash and burn was the character gallery. The characters in this movie were just laughable. I didn't connect with a single of the characters in the movie, and I didn't really find any of them enjoyable to watch on the screen. And little did it help that the written dialogue was just rubbish.

I am sure that the acting performances were good enough, given the material that the actors and actresses had to work with; which was limiting to say the least.

Visually then "Pale Blue Moon" offers virtually nothing worthwhile of any sorts. In fact, parts of the movie were just filmed so shoddy that it felt like amateur night with a video camera.

Nay, "Pale Blue Moon" was a swing and miss. And it is definitely not a movie that I would recommend you rush out to dig up somewhere to give it a view. Much less actually having to pay for it.

My rating of the 2002 movie "Pale Blue Moon" lands on a two out of ten stars. This was just too boring.