Blue Moon - Recensioner

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Ethan Hawke is majestically miserable in this musical biopic.

Ethan Hawke and Andrew Scott shine in tender portrait of an artist.

Rodgers and Hammerstein leave a lyricist spiraling in Blue Moon.

A lifelong journey condensed into a single evening, Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon explores the final days of Broadway songwriting legend Lorenz Hart on the opening night for one of his former creative partner’s biggest hits

Ethan Hawke shines as a famous but desperate songwriter in Richard Linklater’s vibrant chamber piece.

...would taste like a praline dipped in melancholy—in a way, it is the opposite of a Proustian madeleine, the taste of which brings back a long-forgotten memory.

Linklater skilfully evokes the Broadway milieu of the 1940s in all its brittle wit and elegance. The film has plenty of clever dialogue, too, with sharp jokes about everything from Frank Sinatra to Stuart Little.

...a consistently fascinating exploration of the frailty of the artist, buoyed by one of Ethan Hawke’s most remarkable performances.

Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke wax lyrical in a biopic with H(e)art.

Ethan Hawke is terrific in Richard Linklater’s bitter Broadway breakup drama.