Publisher: Faulkner-McLean Entertainment Year: 2009
Media: Film
This film is for Ages: 8 and up
Rating: PG
Subjects/Themes: Self Reliance, Trust, Death, Runaways Orphans
Plot Summary: 11-year-old Moon Blake lives in the forests of Alabama with his anti-government father. When his father is injured and dies Moon is left of his own to travel to Alaska, where his father told him to homestead. Moon is captured by a mean spirited constable and taken to the local home for boys. Moon quickly escapes bringing his new friends Kit and Hal along. The boys run from the constable and begin an adventure in the woods. The boys encounter trouble and more trouble that tests their friendship and leads Moon to a new life.
Review: This movie was great fun for a family movie night. Jimmy Bennett does a good job playing the role of a scared and determined and bewildered boy who is learning the truth about the world in which he lives. The relationship between Moon and Kit is a strong one that helps explain the transformation of Moon from recluse to a ordinary boy. While I have not read the book I hope it does a better job of establishing the relationship between Moon and Hal. Hal does something pretty nice for Moon at the end of the movie and I was disappointed with the consequences Hal suffers as a result. The movie is a good family movie. It has a generous touch of adventure and sadness but like Moon this movie is always hopeful.
If you like this film you may also like the book Alabama Moon by Watt Key and the Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.
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