Serious moonlight is a 2009 american black comedy film directed by cheryl hines and starring meg ryan, timothy hutton, kristen bell, and justin long. The last person i want to blame for serious moonlight is. Love triangle bound by tape and talk the new york times. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Serious moonlight the 2009 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Meg ryan is terrific as highpowered manhattan lawyer louise, who, visiting a day early the country house she and husband ian timothy hutton. Although she has also proven herself as a dramatic actress, meg ryan used her blonde hair, blue eyes, and effervescent personality to greatest effect in romantic comedies of the 1980s and. A highpowered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet. See the full list of serious moonlight cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Now playing in new york at the village east and on. Waitress is a more complete movie with much more depth. After her twoyear stint on the soap opera, ryan appeared in two tv series, charles in charge and wildside but it wasnt until her minor role in a little movie some may have heard of, top gun, that began to.
Meg ryan lying unconscious on the ground of a bathroom in a black dress as a guy with a bandana over his face plays with her breasts and feels up her while squeezing them all as another guy sits tied to a toilet and. The quirky tone is not funny until the last act when hutton, ryan and bell are locked in the bathroom. Serious moonlight gives new meaning to the phrase, ball and chain. Serious moonlight 2009 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Watch serious moonlight online stream full movie directv. Louise, a highpowered manhattan lawyer, is touched when she arrives for the. She decides to surprise him at their country cottage, but quickly discovers shes the one. Meg ryan, timothy hutton, justin long, kristen bell director. Louise, the highpowered attorney played by meg ryan comes home one day early and finds this note. Serious moonlight 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. Watch serious moonlight 2009 full movie free online.
When ian proposes getting a divorce, louise rejects the idea and ties him up so they can. Her other television credits include one of the boys 1982 and captain planet and the planeteers 199091. Find films and movies featuring meg ryan on allmovie. Not merely a war of the sexes, serious moonlight is a story of a war of the wills as ian tries to talk his way out of the situation. Serious moonlight also brings to light some common problems that can strain marriages and also emphasizes the importance of talking through these issues. The story is one of louise meg ryan and ian timothy hutton, an unhappily married couple who have sort of an odd serious moonlight is not what i expected at all, in both a good and a bad way. Subsequently, she began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid 1980s like box office hit top gun, achieving recognition in independent. Serious moonlight 2009, a film by cheryl hines theiapolis. Meg ryan ties up her unfaithful husband, played by timothy hutton, in serious moonlight. Watch serious moonlight 2019 online free trial the roku. Starring meg ryan, timothy hutton, kristen bell, justin long. Funny and visceral, the film exudes charm and humor. Serious moonlight concerns the marital difficulties of timothy hutton and meg ryan.
Cheryl hines curb your enthusiasm skillfully directs. You can write, serious moonlight 2009 is a good movie, but it can be is a bad movie. However, it does not give new meaning to romantic comedies. It was released by magnolia pictures on 4 december 2009. First it was the illadvised plastic surgery, then the insulting remake of the women and now you come at us wearing some kind of bodycovering sheath that might could double as an entymology final exam sample test question.
First, her husband of years, ian timothy hutton, tells her that hes leaving her for a younger woman kristen bell. I like meg ryan and timothy hutton so i gave this movie a go. When highpowered attorney louise meg ryan learns that her husband, ian timothy hutton, plans to leave her after years of marriage to run off with his twenty something girlfriend, sara kristen bell, she impulsively decides to take drastic action. Jul 14, 2015 directed by cheryl hines, serious moonlight is a 2009 black comedy film. The title itself is still a mystery to me but the rest of the film is a little bit simplistic. Dec 04, 2009 ryan and hutton are angry but the comedy falls flat. Ian has decorated the cottage for a romantic weekend with his girlfriend, sara kristen bell. It started out like many of the modern romantic comedies with strained dialogue and a forceful. There is one glimmering hope in the film, however little it is allowed to shine surrounded by the dim and dying stars around it is cloris leachman. It almost felt like the movie was a punishment for everyone involved, whether in front of or behind the camera. When a dynamic attorney realizes her cheating spouse plans to leave her, she ducttapes him to the toilet just as their home is invaded by burglars. Serious moonlight 2009 watch full movie online netflix us.
Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. Now playing in new york at the village east and on cable on demand. Serious moonlight 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In a desperate effort to save their marriage, ryan binds hutton to a chair with duct tape and wants to force him back into loving her. Serious moonlight suggests an unholy, watereddown hybrid of the ref and funny games.
In 1986, she played carole bradshaw in the topgrossing film top gun, and the. Louise meg ryan, a successful lawyer, wants to jumpstart her failing marriage to ian timothy hutton. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Dec 04, 2009 serious moonlight official hd trailer. A hollywood producer starts with his nephews script on disraeli, jewish pm in 1800s uk, and ends filming in cape town with a black action star. Released december 4th, 2009, serious moonlight stars meg ryan, timothy hutton, kristen bell, justin long the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 24. Watch serious moonlight 2019 online free trial the. Oddly cool, louise plots to hold ian captive until he commits to working on their marriage, but thats when things really start to go wrong. Meg ryan lying unconscious on the ground of a bathroom in a black dress as a guy with a bandana over his face plays with her breasts and feels up her while squeezing them all as another guy sits tied to a toilet and gets angry with him.
Meg ryan, a successful lawyer, wants to jumpstart her failing marriage to ian timothy. When louise, a highpowered chicago attorney meg ryan, discovers that her husband ian timothy hutton is about to. She decides to surprise him at their country cottage, but. It would be going too far to claim that serious moonlight is a dark comedy hiding in the bright sunlight, but theres no denying that its sparkly, quippy surface serves to. It would be going too far to claim that serious moonlight is a dark comedy hiding in the bright sunlight, but theres no denying that its sparkly, quippy surface serves to highlight the currents. Ryan began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles before joining the cast of the cbs soap opera as the world turns in 1982. She starred in amityville 3d then moved on to the soap opera as the world turns. Always remember dont trust the opinion of serious moonlight 2009 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment.
Serious moonlight serious moonlight is a feminist dark comedy directed by cheryl hines and written by adrienne shelly. She is of ruthenian, polish, irish, and german ancestry hyra is a ruthenian surname, and ryan is her maternal grandmothers. When harry met sally blondhaired, blueeyed with an effervescent personality, meg ryan was born margaret mary emily hyra in fairfield, connecticut, to susan duggan, an english teacher and onetime actress, and harry hyra, a math teacher. November 19, 1961 is an american actress and producer. The movie is boring, lacking charm, humor, or sympathy for any characters. Meg ryan on monday at new york premiere of serious moonlight.
Small indie that has all the ingredients of a typical hollywood meg ryan romantic comedy from the 1990s, including meg ryan, but lacks the spark of the best of her genre. Serious moonlight jumbles a comic tone with tragic circumstances and the result is confused. Serious moonlight is a movie starring meg ryan, timothy hutton, and kristen bell. Apr 30, 2009 short interview tribeca film festival. She decides to surprise him at their country cottage, but quickly discovers shes the one whos surprised. Serious moonlight has a terrifically pedigreed cast and crew, including stars meg ryan, timothy hutton, kristen bell, and justin long, with waitress writer adrienne shelly behind the screenplay and curb your enthusiasm actress cheryl hines the firm directorial hand. Photos courtesy of magnolia picturesmeg ryan and timothy hutton are shown in a scene from serious moonlight. Meg ryan is an american actress, director, and producer who gained recognition on the longrunning cbs soap opera as the world turns 198284. The quality of the people involved helps elevate it to be the dark ok, black. Its clear from the start that serious moonlight is likely to be a serious drag, but the utterance of the phrase i could care less seals the deal.
Its a little late although its good to end on a good note. Tribeca film festival focus serious moonlight see images from the film with meg ryan. Streaming full serious moonlight 2009 first, once you can rate this movie. Kristen bell is starring, alongside justin long, meg ryan, timothy hutton, kimberlee peterson and derek carter. Directed by cheryl hines waitress, curb your enthusiasm from a screenplay by adrienne shelly waitress, the film stars meg ryan, timothy hutton, kristen bell and justin long. At best, it is a mildly amusing movie that a good cast can do. Directed by cheryl hines, serious moonlight is a 2009 black comedy film. When ian proposes getting a divorce, louise rejects the idea and ties him up so. It opens with the main character, the husband ian, played by timothy hutton, who is just about to write his wife a note saying that hes leaving her. Watch serious moonlight starring meg ryan in this drama on directv. Highpowered attorney louise meg ryan arrives at her country nest for a little r and r only to discover that her husband timothy hutton plans to leave her for a younger woman kristen bell. Mar 30, 2012 this feature is not available right now. Released december 4th, 2009, serious moonlight stars meg ryan, timothy hutton, kristen bell, justin long the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 24 min, and received a score of 36 out of 100.
He has fallen in love with a younger woman kristin bell and is planning to leave ryan for her. Ryan and hutton are angry but the comedy falls flat. Meg ryan in serious moonlight 2009 kristen bell in serious moonlight 2009. The title itself is still a mystery to me but the rest. Serious moonlight is a comedy film directed by cheryl hines, released on december 04 of 2009 in the usa.
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