Riddler's Moon

USA / Canada / Luxembourg • 1998 • 90m •

• Directed by: Don McBrearty. • Starring: Corbin Bernsen, Daniel Newman, Kate Mulgrew, Finbar Lynch, Miles Anderson, Bill Armstrong, Martin East, Angie Hill, Jed Curtis, Frances Nacman, Ted Rusoff, Robert Sommer. • Music by: John Welsman.

An Indiana single mother and her wheelchair bound son live on a farm that has not produced crops for years. Suddenly the land becomes fertile and blossoms, but so do the neighbors imaginations. In fact, the reason for the sudden growth turns out to be extra-terrestrial.

Review:

Riddler's Moon is a good aliens-come-down-for-some-mysterious-reason sci-fi movie. The writers were able to create a decent level of "suspension of disbelief" and that always helps one enjoy a movie. The cast really added to the overall production. Daniel Newman gives a very realistic portrayal of a teenage boy with a disability that requires him to be in a wheelchair. Kate Mulgrew (Star Trek Voyager's Capt. Janeway) is refreshing in the role of a hard-working single mother. Corbin Bernsen is the surprisingly non-cliche town drunk. The story DOES NOT take place in LA or New York or any other overly used location. The story DOES involve mysterious visitors from who-knows-where, but I won't spoil that part for you. However, I will say that I would have liked to learn more about the visitors. Riddler's Moon is a "Made for TV" production which usually means so-so special effects and a weak plot. Thankfully, this was not the case here. Overall, I was very impressed with Riddler's Moon.

Review by MovieFan-16 from the Internet Movie Database.

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