ChikPapa Very disappointed :(

Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

guywhoacts Racing with the Moon is a fantastic film about people and emotions. My favorite thing about was the attention to detail. From the pool scene to the abortion scene, every moment keeps you engaged.It's a roller coaster of a film in the best way possible. We also get to see the pairing up of Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage again which is a lot of fun. They have great chemistry.

JLRMovieReviews Before Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage became big names, they starred in this coming-of-age movie, leading up to the enlistment of WWII. Elizabeth McGovern, from Ordinary People and this year's Downton Abbey, costars as a girl that Sean likes and thinks is rich, when in fact, she only lives in a fancy house, because her mother is a maid there. Nicolas Cage is a love-em-and-leave-em type, who uses girls for his pleasure and then tosses them away. One girl of his gets "in trouble" and needs money for an abortion. Nick and Sean try to get the money by playing pool and betting with marines. But when that doesn't turn out the way they planned, Sean asks Elizabeth for it, who in turn tries to steal and pawn something from the house. Nick really acts like a jerk to the girl and he and Sean have a falling out. But because of their deep friendship and the fact they're leaving soon, they're friends again. Besides the plot (which I've practically told,) the film's main assets are the star's acting and charm (including Ms. McGovern) which make it all very credible. We are allowed to see the youth and naivety of the period and their zest for life, and we see the characters, not wanting to grow up, trying to hold on to today, despite the inevitable war coming to disrupt their world. Racing with the Moon is an early Sean Penn highlight and one that should be discovered today.

kenandraf Nothing much here except a good view of the final few days of young U.S. men as civilians before they ship off to the military.Some fun here and there but stll is lacking in the script and screenplay department.Great movie for Penn and Cage fans though......

helpless_dancer This one looked like it was filmed during the 40's right down to the overly waved up hair on some of the women. Fine acting by the 3 main characters go along with the props [especially the bowling pin machines] to give the viewer a sense of the war years. Not a real deep story, but well done and well worth seeing.