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Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated The Target (Will Robie #3) in Books
May 10, 2018
3.5 stars
Will Robie and Jessica Reel have been called upon again to defend their country. And, as usual this is going to be a difficult mission. This is a little different though because they have to go back through training before being deployed. Why? Well, the DCI, Evan Turner, wants them to prove their loyalties to the country. He is still having a little trouble trusting them after their last mission.
Meanwhile, in North Korea Yie Chung-Cha is preparing for a mission of her own. Raised in a labor camp in Yodok she made the way out by killing her own family and performing for the Supreme Leader. She is preparing a retaliation move on the United States for a foiled plot.
Another great book by David Baldacci. He has me on the edge of my seat again. Wanting to know what is going to happen next. I have listened to the other books in this series and was a little disappointed when the gunshots and explosions didn't jump off the page. The audio versions of the Robie books have actual gunshots and explosions that will have you ducking for cover.
This installment of Robie series, gets deeper into Jessia Reel's past, has appearances by Super Agent Vance, and Julie Getty. This story was like an unusual roller coaster ride. It takes you up gets you all excited and then the excitement dies down all to be drawn back up again. I hope there is going to be more from Robie and Reel, because they always keep me on the edge. The excitement is contagious and I can't wait for the next book.
Will Robie and Jessica Reel have been called upon again to defend their country. And, as usual this is going to be a difficult mission. This is a little different though because they have to go back through training before being deployed. Why? Well, the DCI, Evan Turner, wants them to prove their loyalties to the country. He is still having a little trouble trusting them after their last mission.
Meanwhile, in North Korea Yie Chung-Cha is preparing for a mission of her own. Raised in a labor camp in Yodok she made the way out by killing her own family and performing for the Supreme Leader. She is preparing a retaliation move on the United States for a foiled plot.
Another great book by David Baldacci. He has me on the edge of my seat again. Wanting to know what is going to happen next. I have listened to the other books in this series and was a little disappointed when the gunshots and explosions didn't jump off the page. The audio versions of the Robie books have actual gunshots and explosions that will have you ducking for cover.
This installment of Robie series, gets deeper into Jessia Reel's past, has appearances by Super Agent Vance, and Julie Getty. This story was like an unusual roller coaster ride. It takes you up gets you all excited and then the excitement dies down all to be drawn back up again. I hope there is going to be more from Robie and Reel, because they always keep me on the edge. The excitement is contagious and I can't wait for the next book.
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) in Movies
Jan 17, 2021
I think that I actually prefer A Dame to Kill For over the first Sin City...
Once again, it's a visual feast, and once again, has a damn fine cast.
Two of the stories here are (unless I'm mistaken) written for this film, rather than being adapted. One of them concentrates on Johnny (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his incredible luck at gambling. This story serves as nothing more than to further highlight just how much of an asshole Senator Rourke (Powers Boothe) is, once again, acting as the films main big bad. It's effective enough and does what it sets out to do. The other story concentrates on Nancy (Jessica Alba) torn up and struggling with alcohol after what Rourke did to Hartigan (Bruce Willis) in the first movie, before enlisting the help of Marv (Mickey Rourke) to exact revenge. This one is a little more high stakes. By this point, you really want Rourke to face some really unfriendly justice, and it's fitting that Nancy be the one to dish it out.
However, the titular story is what holds everything together.
A Dame to Kill For, which is indeed adapted from the comics is fantastic. It takes up the majority of runtime, and follows pre Clive Owen looking Dwight (Josh Brolin) going toe to toe with the seductively powerful and dangerous Ava (Eva Green). Here is where we're in full blown prequel territory, learning how Dwight comes to look how he does in the original, his connections the the girls of Old Town, and how Manute (Dennis Haysbert) ends up with his fetching golden eyeball. The best character interactions happen here. Green and Brolin are both great, and easily steal the show. It also boasts some great action when Gail (Rosario Dawson) and Miho (Jamie Chung) return to fuck shit up, and is just an all round enjoyable segment that easily dwarfs the other two stories.
The cast also includes Ray Liota, Christopher Meloni, Jaime King, Jeremy Piven, Christopher Lloyd, Juno Temple, Julia Garner, and Lady Gaga, so yeah, pretty solid ensemble all in all!
Its a damn shame that ADTKF took as long as it did to materialise. The Sin City hype train had gone a bit quiet by the time it released, and it didn't get the credit it deserves, and is frequently discarded as an inferior film to it's predecessor when personally, I think there's a lot to love.
Once again, it's a visual feast, and once again, has a damn fine cast.
Two of the stories here are (unless I'm mistaken) written for this film, rather than being adapted. One of them concentrates on Johnny (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his incredible luck at gambling. This story serves as nothing more than to further highlight just how much of an asshole Senator Rourke (Powers Boothe) is, once again, acting as the films main big bad. It's effective enough and does what it sets out to do. The other story concentrates on Nancy (Jessica Alba) torn up and struggling with alcohol after what Rourke did to Hartigan (Bruce Willis) in the first movie, before enlisting the help of Marv (Mickey Rourke) to exact revenge. This one is a little more high stakes. By this point, you really want Rourke to face some really unfriendly justice, and it's fitting that Nancy be the one to dish it out.
However, the titular story is what holds everything together.
A Dame to Kill For, which is indeed adapted from the comics is fantastic. It takes up the majority of runtime, and follows pre Clive Owen looking Dwight (Josh Brolin) going toe to toe with the seductively powerful and dangerous Ava (Eva Green). Here is where we're in full blown prequel territory, learning how Dwight comes to look how he does in the original, his connections the the girls of Old Town, and how Manute (Dennis Haysbert) ends up with his fetching golden eyeball. The best character interactions happen here. Green and Brolin are both great, and easily steal the show. It also boasts some great action when Gail (Rosario Dawson) and Miho (Jamie Chung) return to fuck shit up, and is just an all round enjoyable segment that easily dwarfs the other two stories.
The cast also includes Ray Liota, Christopher Meloni, Jaime King, Jeremy Piven, Christopher Lloyd, Juno Temple, Julia Garner, and Lady Gaga, so yeah, pretty solid ensemble all in all!
Its a damn shame that ADTKF took as long as it did to materialise. The Sin City hype train had gone a bit quiet by the time it released, and it didn't get the credit it deserves, and is frequently discarded as an inferior film to it's predecessor when personally, I think there's a lot to love.