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Actors: Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe, Benicio Del Toro
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about China Moon |
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Ed Harris stars as Detective Kyle Bodine in this noir thriller similar to "Body Heat" and "Double Indemnity". Ater leaving a grisly murder scene, Kyle and his partner Lamar Dickey (Benecio Del Toro) go to a bar for some drinks. While there, Kyle meets Rachel Munro (Madeleine Stowe) and they start up a conversation but she leaves the bar soon after. It's obvious that Kyle likes her so he get her information off a credit card statement from the bartender. Kyle finds her on the street the next day and a romance quickly blossoms. But there is trouble in paradise as Kyle finds out Rachel is married to wealthy banker Rupert Munro (Charles Dance). The marriage is in trouble as Rupert was having an affair and was abusive to her. Kyle gets sucked into this love affair. Finally, after showing up with his partner for a call of spousal abuse, Rachel decides to leave Rupert and goes to Miami. Rachel quickly returns and sees Kyle. He takes her to her house where she has a confrontation with Rupert. She kills him. Kyle, torn between love and his job decides to help Rachel cover up the murder. But there was one problem. Lamar has an uncanny knack for uncovering the evidence.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of China Moon |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal/victim falls in love with victim/criminal
Blackmail & Seduction
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long wavy
Body type
- average (woman)
Unclothed?
- full frontal
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing full frontal--women
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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