The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
 

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The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay

by Good Times Video

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Director:Sam Pillsbury
Release Date:2007-06-05
Label:Good Times Video
UPC:018713522818
Binding:DVD
Published By:Good Times Video
ASIN:B000NTPGB6
Category:DVD

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Before leaving for college Alison Dodge (Kristen Bell Veronica Mars ) travels to the Arizona desert to visit her estranged father who abandoned her when she was six years old. Her father Al (Emmy® Award-nominee Tim Matheson The West Wing ) is a solitary and emotionally withdrawn man who spends his time working as a handyman and shut off from the world around him. Five-time Golden Globe® Award-winner Ed Asner ( Lou Grant ) plays retired English teacher Auggie Sinclair who tries to show Al that it s not too late to become a real father to Alison. But can a damaged man overcome years of isolation to become the father his daughter needs him to be before it s too late?Runtime: 88 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 018713522818 Manufacturer No: 05-52281

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good look at how alcohol creates family dysfunction - Reviewed on 2008-04-20
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first, the cast here is great- the performances create memorable characters. The movie seems a little short in run-time. I was wishing the script to be a little longer, so that there would be more scenes for the actors.

the film gives a realistic look at how alcohol can destroy a family, (divorce, abuse, emotional scars). Kristen Bell & Tim Matheson especially deliver good performances, as daughter & father. Many people who come from broken homes can surely relate to these characters and circumstances.

This is also interesting for those children/adolescents whose parents are going through, or have already had, a divorce. That theme is addressed as well.
the queen - Reviewed on 2008-03-12
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On Moonlight Bay I found this movie on TV in australia and thought I should have it and sure enough Amazon had it and I just received it recently. I loved the script and I thought Kristen Bell played her part wonderfully. No matter how small the movie,it does'nt have to be expensive to make, when the script is good and the players. Robert Warren...Australia.
Caveat emptor - Reviewed on 2008-02-12
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This is yet another movie following the same old tired recipe: Make your character obnoxious so he can change in Act 3. It never seems to dawn on these filmmakers that people who watch family movies try to avoid repulsive people.

What saves this movie from one-star status is Tim Matheson and a rather restrained Sean Young. You can't completely dislike Tim no matter how dismal the character he plays, and Sean Young is always a treat to watch.

On the other hand again, it doesn't bother the moviemakers that having the only beautiful young woman in this small town in love with a hateful old man might be just a little incredible.
Moonlight Bay Shines - Reviewed on 2006-08-13
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6 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

This is a TV movie and it has the usual TV type dramatic elements such as alcoholism, divorce, dysfunction, etc. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was also genuine and sweet. It's a simple story of a 17 year old girl (Kristen Bell) spending the summer with her father (Tim Matheson) whom she hasn't seen in ten years. He lives by a lake in a small town in Arizona which gives the movie a very nice look and mood. I wish it were shot in wide screen to take better advantage of the scenery but alas, this is TV fare.

Matheson and Bell are very good together and the supporting characters are low-key and likable. I enjoyed my time at 'Moonlight Bay' and I think you will too.
Enjoyable movie! - Reviewed on 2006-07-20
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3 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

I enjoyed this movie also. It's about a 17 year old girl who goes to spend the summer with her father (who abandoned her and her mother) and she tries to get to know him and reconcile with him.
It's set in a small Arizona town with a few eccentric townspeople. (Auggie-played by Edward Asner is wonderful). The movie is definately worth the price. Until I happened to come across it, I never even heard of this small gem of a movie.
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