Very little seems to happen in this social vacuum, and none of it is memorable.
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06/24/06
Racing With the Moon (1984)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:6
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Two young men enjoy the last days of their boyhood before enlisting in the military during the time of the Second World War. A tender, bittersweet tale of lost innocence and the horrible trauma of... [More]
Starring: Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Elizabeth McGovern, John Karlen
Director: Richard Benjamin
Reviews for Racing With the Moon
1 - 11 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticIt lacks [My Favourite Year's] winning charm.
05/24/03
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03/26/09
Top CriticEveryone tries hard, but the movie is essentially superficial and has difficulty sustaining audience interest.
09/16/08
Top CriticNo review available.
02/25/07
A sentimental view of small-town life in WWII, in which the railroads and train station are just as important as the human characters.
10/31/06
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12/21/04
It's easy to end a movie with 'I love you,' but it's hard to get there honestly.
10/23/04
Top CriticA small movie about first love with abundant emotional riches.
07/23/03
An exceptionally appealing movie about subjects you may think you've already had enough of -- growing up, first love and the shouldering of arms and other responsibilities.
05/20/03
Top CriticI don't care for Benjamin's way of using death to validate his sentimental themes, but at this point any American movie that can get past the 'I love you's without audience snickers has to be counted a success.
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