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The Patient: The Cantor's Husband (2022)
Pointless but engaging waste of time.
I hated the mother so much; she and Sam's father are the only ones that should have died. She is a such a pathetic and weak person that killing her would give the audience some closure. And what is with Sam telling the family where the body wasn't. ??? I kept hoping he'd given the location of the Greek man's body and kept waiting for the scene where the medical examiner finds the note in his mouth and we could have a decent ending. And is anyone else sick of the director's sick fascination with urinating? We are all human and adults and get what happens in the bathroom- such an insult to viewers to have to spell it out.
The Handmaid's Tale: Milk (2021)
Serena
I'm getting so sick of everyone Being so nice and accommodating to Serena when they are all fully aware of her evils. Why do they keep letting her hold and see the baby. IT ISN'T HER KID. Not by adoption or DNA. What is this concept so hard for the Canadians to understand. It is maddening. And why is Rita now her bestie and so happy that Serena is pregnant. I keep waiting for someone -ANYONE- to ask Serena how it feels to have your child taken from you and ask her how these handmaids are supposed to just forget kids they've had for 5, 6 or 7 years when she can't forget about a baby that isn't even hers.
Studio One: Jane Eyre (1949)
A wonderful surprise
OK I just had to give it a 10 simply because - HELLO! Charlton Heston before age 30, my gosh, his face still shows the baby fat of youth. The melodrama, the sets and the fact that I believe this was aired LIVE and probably with no commercials make this a wonderful 50 minutes of viewing. Hard for young people to believe but at this time, the ONE sponsor (instead of 10) would come on in the beginning and end. No multiple breaks. This production has some clever camera angles and freaky shots of the crazy wife's face in a window. Very interesting how it was filmed to appear as if it was being done on a stage in some theatre. You Jane Eyre fans can't miss this one. I totally enjoyed the professional archaic-ness of it.
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie (1999)
Loved it even tho it was a bit below expectations
If you never watched the weekly 6 season show in the early 90s, you will still enjoy this movie. If you are an avid fan, you may feel a bit let down in what appears to be a halfhearted attempt at bringing the fans closure and justice after the network suddenly and outrageously canceled this well loved show. The script is plot driven, (and the plot is lazy) rather than character driven and this causes a let down much the same way as the Bobby Ewing Returns in the Shower episode of Dallas (for anyone old enough to remember that one). Spoiler Alert: Strangely missing are key characters. I understand that often actors cannot or do not want to reprise roles however, when this happens there should be a plausible explanation as to the character's whereabouts. Hank, sole owner of the Golden Nugget is missing with no explanation even after a rather long and pointless scene in the Gold Nugget. Jake's wife does not appear and no explanation is given. Robert E and Grace, were pregnant when we last left Colorado Springs, about two years prior but there is no reference to the baby although ample opportunities in the script could have been used.Speaking of babies, wasn't Dr. Mike also pregnant as the season ended? Matthew is gone, Colleen is hanging out with The Queen of England (really? Seriously? How is she even out of med school yet? ) There is no sheriff even tho there is a shooting and kidnapping in town. It is almost like the writers never watched the original series which astonishingly always found a way to bring up past events and individual character's behaviors in the series and was amazing at incorporating the same social issues we deal with today but set comfortably in the 1870s. I was glad to see that Joe Lando, even in a horrible wig, still smoldered and was able to emote powerful emotions at the assumed death of their daughter Katie. Using the right amount of barely restrained emotion while clearly feeling his despondency over the death of their child were almost palpable. He even manages to pull off some really horrible dialogue. I've always thought he was such a good actor-on screen anyway, he just dominates any scene-I can't understand why he is not cast in more movies. I truly expected to see him in a Nicholas Sparks movie. Despite Sully's horrible wig and Dr. Mike's overly made up face and eyes and a few other points of continuity and storyline, I would watch it again and highly recommend it. This was such a great series and the movie is worth watching for the same reasons, good clean entertainment, family values, romance, drama; the elements are all there. I just wish the script had allowed for all the characters to stay in town, talk to and about each other and let us live in Colorado Springs one more time.