Moonstruck

"Is it just a matter of time before a man opens his eyes and gives up his one dream? His one dream of happiness?" An exquisite display of romance, comedy, warmth and familial love. It's impressive how hooked I was and how much better the movie got as it continued. It was beautiful and executed so many scenes with such a marvelous cast. The entire cast could land jokes while also being extremely melancholy or serious, but rightfully so is that the stand-out of this entire movie is the main character herself. Cher delivers a stunning performance as Loretta Castorini. A strong-headed and witty protagonist who immaculately lands comedic blows while also drawing the audience into her sorrows and her happiness. Cher makes this movie. Nicolas Cage is also memorable as Ronny Cammareri though. The rugged, depressive, vengeful younger brother who is striving and desiring a love as bright and present as the moon itself. The chemistry between Cher and Cage is iconic, as they are both defiant to allow the other to one-up them. The story is messy but perfect. Messy as in, there's overlapping stories which total to the same conclusion (cheating on a significant other), but by the ending, everything is perfectly wrapped up and handled. Overall just a stunning movie that I hadn't anticipated to capture me as well as it did. But I am immensely glad that it had.