Carolina Moon (TV 2007)

A woman who has psychic visions returns to her hometown to exorcise her demons, and finds both danger and love.

Director:

Stephen Tolkin

Writers:

Stephen Tolkin (screenplay), Nora Roberts (novel)

Stars:

Claire Forlani, Oliver Hudson, Josie Davis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claire Forlani	...	Victoria 'Tory' Bodeen
Oliver Hudson	...	Cade Lavelle
Josie Davis	...	Faith Lavelle
Jonathan Scarfe	...	Dwight Collier
Chad Willett	...	Wade Mooney
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Margaret Lavelle
Shaun Johnston	...	Han Bodeen
Greg Lawson	...	Police Chief Carl Russ
Maureen Rooney	...	Sari Bodeen
Kailin See	...	Sherry Bellows
Shae Keebler	...	Young Hope Lavelle / Young Faith Lavelle
Gabrielle Casha	...	Young Tory Bodeen
Brieanna Moench	...	Lissy
Kade Phillips	...	Young Cade
Connor Robinson	...	Young Wade

Storyline

In her mid-twenties, Tory Bodeen returns to the small Carolina town of her childhood, where her best friend Hope was murdered in an unsolved assault. Tory is blessed - or maybe cursed - with the ability to see events in the past and present, and although at the time she knew what has happening to Hope, she was unable to prevent it or to see who the assailant was. Her father, a righteous religious fanatic, remains a suspect. As the anniversary of Hopes death approaches, Tory resolves to face her demons with the help of childhood friends - her cousin Wade, Hope's sister Faith, and Hope's brother Cade, who still carries a torch for her. Will friends be enough?

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Plot Keywords:

visions | psychic | tears | husband wife relationship | face slap | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime TV

Country:

USA Germany Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nora Roberts' Carolina Moon

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandalay Television, Stephanie Germain Productions, ARD Degeto Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Tory is target shooting at the straw man with Cade, she fires the pistol and then pulls the hammer back for the next shot. The pistol is an automatic and cocks itself after each shot. Tory also makes other serious handgun handling errors like waving the pistol with the hammer back after her father leaves the shop, and putting it down without letting the hammer down or engaging the safety mechanism, even though there is a person standing in front of her.

User Reviews

Better than your average TV movie

Once it started rolling I forgot this is a TV movie, until I chanced upon the IMDb page and started reading the comments. I'm very surprised to see a few very negative comments about this film. It may not be the perfect supernatural thriller or mystery story, but it's got great acting and some beautiful actresses, which let's face it, does help, and I'm not talking about supermodel, centerfold kinds of looks. (For those interested in men, they aren't bad either. Well, most of them.) It is of course about a psychic woman, but only touches upon the supernatural and does not run away with it. It has a villain, a serial killer, but keeps you guessing at who he, or she, may be. And unlike so many stories set in America's Bible Belt, you can't tell the good and bad guys based on their religiosity, their gods. It does confront, somewhat in passing, many grave societal issues, including child abuse, religious violence, gender inequality, and others, without being overly dramatic or moralizing.

This movie is a breath of fresh air, made with care not only about the writing, the dialog, but also a care to avoid the clichés that make most TV movies so pedestrian and predictable.

I never read the book, so it could well be superior. All I know is, Carolina Moon ain't bad at all.