Blue Moon

 

Sophisticated offering from Linklater unfolds more like a play than a film which is appropriate considering the subject matter is theatre. Blue Moon tells the story of Lorenzo Hart famous songwriter and former partner of Richard Rodgers of Rodger and Hammerstein fame, on the night of the premiere of Oklahoma! at Sardi's in NYC. This is a bit talky and there are some slow parts, but Hawke does a good job and the film has a tremendous supporting cast featuring Qualley and Cannavale. Blue Moon, if nothing else has a nice feel to it. Meeting EB White in a bar in 1943 NYC has a certain charm, however, one will get much more out of this, if they understand the background a bit more than I think the average viewer would. Therefore, there is a certain amount of sophistication needed to really get the most out of this picture. Soft Recommendation