Largely set on March 31, 1943, the opening night of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, Richard Rodgers' former creative partner Lorenz Hart struggles with alcoholism and depression.[3] Most of the plot takes place at the bar of New York Theater District restaurant Sardi's. Slipping out of Oklahoma!’s opening night, the semi-closeted Hart arrives at Sardi's ahead of the afterparty to get drunk and complain about his former creative partner's new hit musical. The barman lends an ear while trying not to serve Hart liquor.[4]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 37 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10.The website's consensus reads: "While not the flashiest Richard Linklater film, Blue Moon boasts a wonderful performance by Ethan Hawke as he embodies a man hanging on by a thread while the audience hangs on to every word said."[14]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 78 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[15]
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