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Moondance Alexander is directed by Michael Damian,
and stars Kay Panabaker, Don Johnson (Miami Vice), Lori
Loughlin (Full House), and Sasha Cohen. The film is based
on a true story. ***
Moondance Alexander is based on a true story. The film
follows the life of a teen living with her mother, preparing
for another boring summer with nothing to do to keep herself
entertained. But this quickly changes when she finds a runaway
horse. She returns the horse to the rightful owner, but
still persuades the owner to allow her to enter the horse
in a competition. Now her summer plans have changed - she
has to prepare the horse for the forthcoming contest. ***
There's a lot of potential gathered for this film -
great actors and an interesting-enough storyline. The problem
is that the whole thing collapses on itself. Despite good-enough
actors, the movie drags on endlessly, introduces too many
subplots it never explores further, and in many ways feels
like a big collection of clichés. Even with good actors
and cinematography, there's just not enough here to give
the thing a recommendation. ***
The cast gathered here is actually quite talented, but
they're wasted here with unpolished material and a weak
storyline. Considering the talent of these actors and their
past resumes (Don Johnson was on Miami Vice, Lori Loughlin
on Full House, etc.), they deserve better material to work
with. The performances aren't half bad considering the weakness
of the material. These actors are the best thing about the
film, but they can only be as good as the material allows
them to be. ***
There really isn't a whole lot else that can be said.
This isn't a terrible film, but it doesn't quite hit the
spot. If you fall into the target “young girl” audience,
it's likely you'll be entertained here. The problem? If
you fall outside of that demographic (as I obviously do),
the scattershot material will bore you. ---
Image And Sound:
Honestly, this DVD transfer isn't half bad. Cinematography
was one of the better points of the film, and it does come
across nicely on here. There are no major visual flaws,
outside of some grain here and there, but that's to be expected.
***
The audio fares just as well. As a drama, it's mostly
dialogue-driven, and all of that dialogue comes across loud
and clear here, easy to understand throughout the film.
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