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Dean (6927 KP) rated Jolt (2021) in Movies

Sep 4, 2021  
Jolt (2021)
Jolt (2021)
2021 | Action, Comedy
5
5.6 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Kate Beckinsale (1 more)
Amusing
Middle of road genre (0 more)
Low voltage fun
Feeling like a low powered Crank with a female twist. Never quite sure whether to go full out violent or go for comedy value. So it ends up some where in the middle and with a weak revenge story it's not going to jolt your memory long after.
Kate Beckinsale with her sarcastic blunt quips does make it fairly enjoyable and the supporting cast is pretty decent. OK for a watch but not one to go out of your way to catch.
Why try to Americanise the location as well? European cars, English street signs and scenes shot on the Southbank and quite a few using the Tate Modern location for the villians pad. A couple of fire hydrants, yellow taxis and a school bus to make it look set in New York seem pointless.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated Motherhood is Murder (A Maternal Instincts Mystery, #2) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
MI
Motherhood is Murder (A Maternal Instincts Mystery, #2)
Diana Orgain | 2010
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A night out with Kate's new mommy group turns deadly when one of the members is found dead at the bottom of some stairs. Tragic accident or murder? Lots of humor, and I identified with Kate a little too much. The plot is a little uneven, but still an enjoyable book.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-motherhood-is-murder-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Eve Oxspring (14 KP) rated This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1) in Books

Aug 24, 2018  
This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1)
This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1)
V.E. Schwab | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (9 Ratings)
Book Rating
Character development (2 more)
Plot
Concept
Savage
This is such an original idea. The novel is set in a post apocalypse of sorts, where violent acts create physical monsters that terrorise a divided city. I've never read anything like it before; it was brilliantly written, and left me wanting more from the characters (I'm just starting on the sequel, and can't wait to see what August and Kate are up to now!).
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Much Ado About Nothing (1993) in Movies

Dec 27, 2018  
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
1993 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
8
7.1 (11 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Shakespeare fun
Writer/director/star Kenneth Branagh brings one of his several Shakespeare adaptations to the big screen with a very memorable cast including Denzel Washington, Emma Thompson, Michael Keaton and a very young Kate Beckinsale.

If you like old English you will love the comedy, mistaken identity with a little tragedy. This one is not too heavy and can be enjoyed by everyone.
  
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Christine A. (965 KP) Dec 28, 2018

It's my favorite of their movies!!
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Andy K (10823 KP) Dec 28, 2018

Yes I love it also!
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Deborah (162 KP) rated The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer in Books

Dec 19, 2018  
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The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer
Kate Summerscale | 2016
8
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
I wanted to read this after seeing Kate Summerscale at the Hay Festival talking about the book. I found that I felt very different at the end of the talk to how I felt at the beginning!

A really interesting story and Robert Coombs becomes a real person to the reader across the book.

This would be a good read if you are interested in social history and/or psychology.