China Moon
"Gripping! China Moon aims for the eyes and the heart." -Variety
In a small Florida town, a tantalizing tale of mystery, passion and fatal obsession unfolds under the sultry spell of a full moon. Oscar® nominee Ed Harris (Apollo 13) and Madeleine Stowe (The Last of the Mohicans) turn up the heat in this sexy, stylish thriller. Together with co-stars Benicio Del Toro and Charles dance, Harris and Stowe deliver searing performances in this deliciously dark web of love, lust and lies that "keeps you guessing" (Los Angeles Times) until the final mesmerizing frame.
Homicide detective Kyle Bodine (Harris) is the best in the business. But even a cop as brilliant as Kyle can become confused in the embrace of a seductive woman. What starts as a casual flirtation with local beauty Rachel Monro (Stowe) escalates into a desire that cannot be denied. And when Rachel's need to escape her unhappy marriage to an abusive banker ends in murder, Kyle becomes trapped in a bewildering nightmare of deceit and deadly betrayal.
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It Makes People Do Strange Things - c4th
That China moon. People “get affected by it”. It makes them “do strange things”. The words of Kyle’s grandmother come back to haunt him as this honest and caring man is dragged into a twisted plot of adultery and murder.
Homicide officer Kyle Bodine is an ace detective who can decipher the clues to any murder. When he becomes involved in an affair with a lady who kills her abusive husband under questionable circumstances, he ends up using those skills to cover up the crime. As the case unravels, strange inconsistencies start to surface which Kyle must decipher to determine who all is involved in an entangled web of deceit.
Ed Harris gives one of his many fine performances. In this he plays a detective genuinely in love willing to do anything to preserve that love. The target of his affection is Rachel Monro played by Madeline Stowe. Her character keeps us questioning. Is the love she returns genuine or part of a plot against Kyle? Benicio Del Toro who you may recognize from Traffic and numerous B movies is excellent as Bodine’s partner about whom we are never quite sure.
China Moon is a sexy mystery about passion and deceit that keeps the viewer in a state of uncertainty until its dramatic closing scene which completes the story with an unexpected climax. Rent it and enjoy.
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It Makes People Do Strange Things - c4th
That China moon. People “get affected by it”. It makes them “do strange things”. The words of Kyle’s grandmother come back to haunt him as this honest and caring man is dragged into a twisted plot of adultery and murder.
Homicide officer Kyle Bodine ...