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Serious Moonlight (2009)
Puzzled by the ending
My wife and I really kinda liked this movie all the way through...until the end. Although parts of the plot twist were highly implausible, it still made for some good, physical comedy. Kristen Bell's character needed to be used more. She shows up in the first 10 minutes of the movie, then largely disappears until there are only about 20 minutes left. The ending is what got me, though. The story comes to a decent end, but then, when "Ian" (Tim Hutton) notices the burglar walking down the street, the screen goes black, and I'm left thinking "WTF??" The viewer deserved a better ending.
A Million Little Things (2018)
A Million Reasons to love "Million"
If you watched the pilot, you were hooked literally within the first 10 minutes. Four guys who formed a friendship when fate stuck them in a broken elevator. Suddenly, years later, one of those friends (Ron Livingston as "Jon") chooses to end his life by committing suicide...and no one saw it coming. How his death effects those friends, as well as his family and their circle of friends, is the basis for the show.
David Giuntoli (Eddie) is listed first in the credits, but IMO, James Roday (Gary) has grabbed most of the attention to this mid-point of Season 1. He is comfortable delivering both the drama as well as the clever comedic moments, and his budding relationship with Allison Miller's (Maggie) has been romantic, funny, and downright serious and scary all at the same time.
At this point, the linchpin in the series has been Christina Ochoa. Her character, "Ashley" has been nothing short of riveting. Ashley was Jon's secretary, and sadly witnessed his demise. But as we're finding out more every week, her character runs SO much deeper than just your ordinary secretary. She was Jon's right arm and confidant, and her involvement with him is just now being revealed. No doubt there is MUCH more to come.
I am SO looking forward to see how this story plays out. It truly gets better every week.
Evel Knievel (2004)
Cheaply made disaster of a movie
Unless you grew up in the 70's and were a die-hard Evel fan as a kid growing up, do yourself a favor and avoid this garbage film. Believe me, you'll thank me for saving you from wasting two hours of your life.
George Eads is handsome, and with some proper screen writing and direction, he would probably be regarded as THE best actor to play Knievel going forward. However, this movie is so incredibly bad, that not even Eads' stunning good looks or those of his co-star Jamie Pressley can save this movie from certain disaster.
Accomplished actors Beau Bridges and Lance Hennricksen were signed on in an obviously desperate attempt to lend some credibility, but I'd be willing to bet that both men would rather that you never knew that either of them ever appeared in this unqualified disaster.
The jump scenes were laughable, and believe me when I say I'm being polite by phrasing it that way. A first year college film school director could have devised a better set of scenes. They were shot in such an incredibly bad and hokey manner that I actually felt sorry for all those who were involved in their creation.
As I said, save yourself some time and aggravation and avoid this movie at all cost.
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Two Buddies are forced to pretend their dead boss is alive
Much like the billybrown review, I loved this movie too. I know it got slammed by critics, but if you watch purely for the slapstick humor, there should be no reason you aren't satisfied.
Yes, there are some unbelievable parts to the movie, but you get that with slapstick humor. For instance, when Bernie's dead body gets washed out to sea, it gets washed up again only minutes later a few hundred yards down the beach. Anyone who knows anything about high and low tides will tell you this is virtually impossible. But like I said, if you ignore the mechanics of the plot, it is a hysterically funny movie.
By far my favorite part is when Bernie falls out of the boat and is dragged behind, repeatedly hitting the large metal channel markers with a loud thud. Even though this movie is now 20 years old and I've seen it dozens of times, I still laugh to the point of nearly wetting myself every time that scene comes on.
Kennedy (1983)
An excellent film
I've owned this movie on VHS for some time, and being a Kennedy fanatic, it is one of my all-time favorites. I love Martin Sheen's portrayal of JFK, and Blair Brown's resemblance to Jackie is almost eery. I do wish the writers would have had the courage to actually name Marilyn Monroe and all of JFK's other dalliances; it would have made the film that much more respectable. EG Marshall and Geraldine Fitzgerald's appearances as Joe and Rose Kennedy were right on the money.
I would have liked to see a different actor portray MLK. The guy they had didn't really look like him at all--he was too tall and his face didn't have that pudgier look that we all remember.
Finally, the assassination scene, while obviously needed, was poorly constructed. It was obvious to anyone who lived through that day or is an conspiracy buff that the scene wasn't filmed anywhere near Dallas. For comparison purposes, Oliver Stone's re-creation for "JFK" was much, much better.
Overall, this is an excellent movie, and I would recommend it to anyone seeking more knowledge of the Kennedy administration and family, as well as Kennedy the man.