Overview
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Cher makes an average storyline a little better than it had any reason to be. The supporting cast also helps to make this film better than it probably should have been.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Moonstruck
Movie title: Moonstruck
Movie description: 37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Date published: 2025-10-18
Director(s): Norman Jewison
Actor(s): Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Julie Bovasso, John Mahoney, Louis Guss, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Paula Trueman, Nada Despotovich, Joe Grifasi, Gina DeAngeles, Robin Bartlett, Helen Hanft, David S. Howard, Robert Weil, Amy Aquino, Tony Azito, Frank Gio, Ann McDonough, John Christopher Jones, Lisa Howard, Cynthia Dale, Anthony Messuri, Martha Collins, John Fanning, Antonia Minella, Nicholas Pasco, Al Therrien, Lou Pitoscia, Gilberto Godoy, Louis Di Bianco, Betti Orsatti, Michael Barbaro, Antonio Pariselli, Corrado Gianna, Tommy Hollis, Matt Myers, Michael Dunster, Stella Bruno, Mimi Cecchini, Mimi Lizio, Tim Koetting, Gerard Flannery, Robert Payson, Catherine Scorsese, Jack K. Tsirakis, Stephany Hitchcock, David Hummel, Cathy Ladman, Peter Austin Noto, Helen Proimos, Charles Scorsese, Bret McCormick
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
My Review
Cher makes an average storyline a little better than it had any reason to be. The supporting cast also helps to make this film better than it probably should have been.
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My Review - 8/10
8/10