Moonstruck isn’t heartfelt; it’s an honest contrivance -- the mockery is a giddy homage to our, desire for grand passion. With its own special lushness, it’s a rose-tinted black comedy.

| Sep 15, 2023

Earthy, immediate and very funny, this is enjoyable stuff.

| May 8, 2023

Moonstruck made me laugh, as any good comedy should. But this rare and wonderful movie did something more: It also made me smile. That's because, unlike most contemporary comedies, Moonstruck isn't a collection of gags. It's a picture of genuine humor.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 8, 2022

Charmingly executed and hopeful, Moonstruck is a spun-sugar movie. It doesn’t nourish the mind, but for those who aren’t terribly demanding about their movie fare, it’s a sweet treat.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 10, 2022

It's wonderfully written and has just the right touch of sweeping romance that you need.

| May 18, 2020

Here, at last, is the kind of warm adult comedy that often eludes Hollywood an offbeat exploration of family, fidelity and the foibles of the human heart.

| Jan 29, 2019

At times funny and clever, Moonstruck asks the questions: what does it mean to be in love? and is it ever okay to settle?

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 12, 2017

This is a movie that makes you want to sing "Boheme" and walk in the moonlight and move to Brooklyn.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Dec 15, 2015

You will not easily forget this incredibly robust family.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 7, 2014

An American movie with foreign-film sensibilities, Moonstruck's depths come from their perfect balance of writing and direction.

| Feb 7, 2014

It isn't great art -- it`s too closely concentrated on immediate emotional effect for that -- but it is highly sophisticated craftsmanship.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 7, 2014

There's an old-fashioned romanticism about the picture, a sweet, gentle approach to love and family life. But this is kept from seeming sappy by the picture's tough-minded, almost abrasive sense of humor.

| Feb 7, 2014

Charming if erratic, Moonstruck is the unlikely marriage of undershirt-in- kitchen naturalism and urbane drawing-room farce.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 7, 2014

Norman Jewison's tiramisu-sweet romantic comedy is passionate and profound.

| Original Score: A- | Feb 10, 2011

John Patrick Shanley's witty, shapely script puts an octet of New Yorkers under a lunar-tuney spell one romantic night. Cher shines brightest of all.

| Feb 2, 2009

A wholesome, filling glimpse at what happens when people rediscover their appetite for love.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 23, 2008

Norman Jewison's film is a mostly appetizing blend of comedy and drama carried by snappy dialog and a wonderful ensemble full of familiar faces.

| May 23, 2008

Most of the show belongs to Cher and Cage, both of whom are at their energetic best.

| May 23, 2008

Stronger on mores than amore, a half smile for a summer night.

| Jun 24, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Nov 4, 2005