Review: Love is worth fighting for
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2012
Indian Moon crept up on me.  Two disheartened people caught in the web of life each wonder how they got to where they are.  Quentin is struck by his young partner's willingness to take chances, to reach out to other people, to women no less.  Ralph leaves everyone in his wake smiling and feeling good about themselves, from the hostess in the local barbeque joint to the battle-axe receptionist who ends up giggling at the incorrigible young man. Ralph's antics remind Quentin how long it has been since he's felt joy and pride in his life much less caused it in others.Regina is caught in the ugly and dispiriting cycle of an abusive marriage. She stands as if at a distance watching the effects it has on herself and her two children. But she feels helpless to do anything but keep the simmering violence from escalating.When these two lost and dispirited people meet something happens that changes their lives and all of those around them.  They fall in love. But if love doesn't necessarily conquer all, in this case it forces the protagonists to wrestle with deep painful questions.  When did they begin letting others make critical decisions for them? When did they stop being honorable?  Stop asking what was important to them? What they wanted to do and to feel? And when did they begin to believe that nothing they did could make a difference in their lives or in others.This is a thoughtful, challenging story. After al,l it deals with the issues that make can either break or make a person. As Quentin and Regina tentatively explore their feelings for each other they are forced to deal with issues they have caused and ones that they have let happen. They learn that love is worth fighting for. Even more important, they learn that honor, dignity and being true to who they are is the greatest gift they can give to one another and to themselves.