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Britt-Marie var här (2019)
No spy's, no guns no Superwoman
A very enjoyable movie that I was reluctant to watch. After wading through 762 pages of the book that seemed to have been written for prisoners on death row that had no escape, the movie was a breath of fresh air. It certainly was not Mary Poppins were every 12 seconds you were hit over the head with goodness. The movie expected more from you. If you melded at all with Britt-Marie and began to see who she was, a look of helplessness on her face told more that a 15 page explanation in the book. After loosing her sister who was the only person who she shared dreams with and never being able to find that again she stopped dreaming. And after a while you forget to look. Then if you are lucky you realize that maybe you can dream again.
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Will wishes come true?
My wish being that this is the last of the line for Terminator. As always, Arnold was great, but if they decide to resurrect him I think it will be a disservice to the series. I think Mackenzie and Natalia did a great job, but I was REALLY hoping someone would put a bullet in Linda Hamilton's brain and early on. I am SOO sick of her whimpering, "But I'm Sarah Connor and saved 14 billion people", to which everyone seems to reply. "WHO?"
In a series that runs for awhile, story line and plot take a backseat to explosions, mayhem and any kind of action that the Wunderkinds can come up with. I hope they they will quietly let the series die while people still have a fond memory of how good it was.
Brad's Status (2017)
Walter Mitty It ain't
I recently re-watched Walter Mitty as I had remembered it being an enjoyable movie. Because I had enjoyed it, I thought I would watch Brad's Status. Sadly Brad's Status was very poor. I am pretty easy when it comes to watching movie or reading books and I am quick to immerse myself into even the unbelievable. I can tell my level of involvement by how loud I am yelling at the entertainment, either good or bad. I usually reserve that behavior for private watching or reading.
Walter Mitty in his normal existence was not a whiner, he was not a hero or famous and he daydreamed. Maybe a bit more than most, but for the most part harmless, but when it really mattered he shook himself loose from that day dream and did what had to be done. He became his own hero. Hey, sometimes it happens. Brad never got around to growing up and seeing who he really was. He just kept on whining and talk, talk, talking to justify himself. In the bar Ananya explained him exactly and he couldn't see it or believe it, blaming her opinion on her youth. But she was right, he had so much more than most and he had enough. Walking out on his friend at dinner was juvenile and if he was listening, he might have seen that his fabulous friends we not without their faults and not riding as high as he believed. He was such a sad man and as loudly as I yelled at him he still did not understand.