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6.1/10 • 134

1994-03-041h 39m

MysteryThriller

He thought it was passion. It was deceit. He thought it was love. It was murder.

Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After shooting her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but Kyle's partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.

Directors
John Bailey
Writters
Roy Carlson
Editors
Roy Carlson, Jill Savitt

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Ed Harris

    Ed Harris

    Kyle Bodine

  2. Madeleine Stowe

    Madeleine Stowe

    Rachel Munro

  3. Charles Dance

    Charles Dance

    Rupert Munro

  4. Patricia Healy

    Patricia Healy

    Adele

  5. Benicio del Toro

    Benicio del Toro

    Lamar Dickey

  6. Tim Powell

    Tim Powell

    Fraker

  7. Pruitt Taylor Vince

    Pruitt Taylor Vince

    Daryl Jeeters

  8. Robb Edward Morris

    Robb Edward Morris

    Officer Pinola

  9. Peggy O'Neal

    Peggy O'Neal

    Miami Desk Clerk

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John Chard

Oct 22, 2017

7/10

The porcelain prince and princess. China Moon is directed by John Bailey and written by Roy Carlson. It stars Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio del Toro, Charles Dance and Patricia Healy. Music is by George Fenton and cinematography by Willy Kurant. To be kind since China Moon is a very good film in its own right, that is for lovers of film noir and its off shoot neo-noir, it's a film where its only crime is not being as great as previous instalments of noirs classic era and neo. Story treads deliciously familiar ground, where Harris' intrepid cop falls deep for Stowe's sultry babe and before he can say " I would do anything for you", he's in it up to his neck. In true noir fashion there's a twisty road to be navigated, nothing is as it at first seems, with hidden agendas, shifty shenanigans and emotional turmoil all playing a hand. The police procedural aspect intrigues greatly, with the devilish kicker of Harris investigating himself, while the intricacies of crime investigation - such as bullet science - is not given short shrift. As a mood piece it scores high, the sweaty Florida settings ripe for Bailey (a cinematographer by trade) to mix a bit of poetic ambiance with misty shimmers, rainy bleakness and colour coded criminality that's not detrimental to true noir essence. Perfs are from the higher end of the scale, and the makers add enough original touches of their own so as to not let this become a pointless retread. Closing superbly with a double whammy finale, China Moon is one that film noir lovers should sample. 7/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$3,038,499.00
Keywords
neo-noir