Blue Moon

"Ethan Hawke Shines as a Famous but Desperate Songwriter in Linklater’s Vibrant Chamber Piece (...) “Blue Moon” plays into Linklater’s usual themes of time and memory and even dreaming in a more subtle yet no less poignant way than usual." 

"Another Precious Pearl In Richard Linklater’s Chronicles Of The Human Condition (...) a heartfelt homage to Lorenz Hart" 

"A Shimmering Script About Ol’ Broadway Struggles to Accommodate the Wrong Star (...) Fake hair and trick shots simply can’t transform Ethan Hawke into short, balding musical legend Lorenz Hart — which is too bad, since it distracts from a wonderfully written movie." 

"Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley Mesmerize in Richard Linklater’s Affecting Study of a Gifted Artist on a Downhill Slide (...) t’s another satisfying and characteristically idiosyncratic entry in the fruitful Hawke and Linklater collaboration." 

"An unreservedly stagey affair –matching form with content to follow an unhappy man for whom all the world’s a stage right before his curtains fall" 

"'Blue Moon', like Hart in his day, trusts that audiences want to engage with subjects that matter through deliberate dialogue. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" 

"Hawke [shines] in a bravura theatrical performance"