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Christina Tsitlakidou (43 KP) rated The Godfather (1972) in Movies

Jul 10, 2017  
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
1972 | Crime, Drama
10
9.3 (53 Ratings)
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Marlon Brando as Godfather (2 more)
James Caan as Al Pacino
Storyline- hardened mobsters value family above all else
Horse Head on the bed scene (not a scene for the faint hearted) (0 more)
Godfather is iconic. An absolute classic must-watch, everything from the cast,acting, filmmaking, and storyline is on point. There is really nothing to fault.
In Godfather, family means absolutely everything and crime is almost a way of life, like a religion. Marlon Brando and James Caan are extraordinary actors, you really can't fault their performance.

The only negative thing I can point out, which isn't technically a bad thing, is the number of characters. To fully absorb all the details you definitely need to watch Godfather a few times to understand the complex family plots.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Buried in a Bog (County Cork, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Buried in a Bog (County Cork, #1)
Sheila Connolly | 2013
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
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Maura Donovan is fulfilling a promise to her Gran and visiting the part of Ireland where the family originated. However, her time of discovering family history is interrupted by two bodies – one dredged up from a bog and one more modern victim.

Sadly, the mystery takes a back, back seat to the story of Maura learning family history and discovering the part of Ireland. The author obviously loves the area and brings it to vivid life, but it over shadows the mystery, which takes a back seat. The characters were enjoyable, but not enough to make me long for a repeat visit to County Cork.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/03/book-review-buried-in-bog-by-sheila.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) rated The Wizard of Lies (2017) in Movies

Mar 8, 2018  
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
2017 | Drama
8
8.4 (5 Ratings)
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Captivating...
Bernie Madoff. What can you say? His Ponzi scheme was so complex, far-reaching and of epic proportions, it ruined many people's lives. Tore their life savings from them based on the betrayal of trust.


"Rain Man' director, Barry Levinson, successfully captures the intrigue, suspense, and also the interesting family dynamics in this compelling true story.


If the family dynamics are to be believed as his wife and sons did not know about any of the lies and fraudulent trading, they were either incredibly naive, incredibly stupid or just living the good life..


De Niro gives one of his most memorable recent performances and almost makes you sympathize with him. The actual reporter who wrote the book plays herself well in the film also.


Was Madoff a sociopath?

  
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BookInspector (124 KP) rated The Majesties in Books

Sep 24, 2020  
The Majesties
The Majesties
Tiffany Tsao | 2020 | Thriller
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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The protagonist of this novel is Gwendolyn, and this novel is told from her perspective. Gwendolyn and her sister Estella are very close,most of the time they share everything, and they are truly best friends. Gwendolyn is a little bit of a rebel in the family, who wants to be independent and stand on her own feet. Estella, on the other hand, followed the traditional path of getting married and allowing her family to manipulate her life. These two sisters are so similar but so different at the same time, and their life stories are truly mesmerising to me. There are a lot of characters in this novel,and I did get a little lost with who was who because I am not very used to the terms such as Oma or Opa.
  
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Jackjack (877 KP) rated Peppermint (2018) in Movies

Oct 28, 2020  
Peppermint (2018)
Peppermint (2018)
2018 | Action, Drama, Thriller
10
6.8 (24 Ratings)
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Amazing!
I have been waiting years to watch this and finally got round too it!!!

Brilliant story with a sad start and action packed ending!

For a mother her happy place in life is with her family, but with the cartel having everyone in their pockets life and justice isn't always easy. A bad choice made on the dads behalf signing the death on his family, how ever the brilliant Jennifer garner survived and has trouble bringing her familys murder to a logical fair ending. In this action packed film you see raw emotions and how far a mother with go to get the ending she waited 5 years to fight for. With no one helping her it's down to her to go back and clean out all the trash!

This is a must see!!!