Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì
Moscow on the Hudson has a terrific story to tell and misses its
opportunity due to an insistence to work explicit sexual dialogue and scenes
into its storyline. This ruins its storyline, limits its viewing audience, and
prevents the subject of defection from one’s home country from being adequately
explored by an audience of all ages, philosophies, and ethical backgrounds.
It's rather like inserting poor language into dialogue lines...that
limits the audience to persons who use that language. Persons who do not use
that language will forgo the movie which in turn limits revenue to those whose
lifestyle approves of such language. It's a poor marketing choice.
Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images
Storyline
A Russian musician travels to America with his entertainment group to perform in America and decides to defect.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Paul Mazursky for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Paul Mazursky for making the film possible. Cast includes: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Cleavant Derricks.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. It is a good story, but the highly
explicit sexual content devalues the movie itself and limits its wider audience
appeal. This ‘need to be told’ film could have provided excellent after viewing
discussion for family and friends. That opportunity is completely missed because
of the movie's unnecessary sexual content.
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