Blue Moon: Richard Linklater’s Biopic Shines Bright with 93% Rotten Tomatoes Score

Critics are over the moon for Richard Linklater‘s new movie, Blue Moon. The biopic, about lyricist Lorenz Hart, features Ethan Hawke and Margaret Qualley in lead roles and is set for a theatrical release this Friday, October 17.

Now, ahead of theatrical release, Blue Moon has debuted with a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes from critics. The movie has 57 reviews at the time of writing, so its score could fluctuate as more are published. Its audience score should also begin to take shape once it releases in theaters.

From the five-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Richard Linklater, with a script written by Robert Kaplow, the film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (played by Ethan…