Racing with the Moon

Watching this film made me realise that it was a while since I watched anything so raw yet powerful and touching from Hollywood. A few weeks before he joined the Marine, Sean Penn's character met a girl of great intelligence and forbearance and through their relationship, he found something beautiful in her which would also changed his relationship with his pal, played by an equally raw and fresh Nicholas Cage. The film was very well directed and the three leads gave a subdued yet outstanding performance. Like films such as The Fabulous Baker Boys, the film reminds me once again what Hollywood can offer when it stays honest and true to human nature.