A slick noir thriller that never breaks free of genre conventions, CHINA MOON is entertaining as long as you don't expect too much of it. Unlike THE LAST SEDUCTION, which also came out in 1994 (though CHINA MOON spent three years on the shelf, a victim of Orion's bankruptcy, before its
eventual release), CHINA MOON is always predictable, even when the plot takes what are meant to be unpredictable turns.
Kyle Bodine (Ed Harris) is a small town cop who thinks he's bigger than little Brayton, a tropical Florida town filled with pretty houses and dark secrets. He thinks he's seen it all, until he catches sight of Rachel Munro (Madeleine Stowe), a sophisticated visi...
Released:
1994
Rated:
R
Length:
99 mins