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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) in Movies

Aug 15, 2017  
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
2016 | Comedy, Drama, Musical
7
6.9 (8 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Meryl Streep as usual is superb (0 more)
Always Hugh Grant (0 more)
Lighthearted at times, quite sad actually, but all a ball of fluff in the end
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins is ambivalent. On the one hand, it shows how money can buy anything, and the upper class privileges that allow anyone to get away with anything. At the same time, you feel sorry for FFJ because she's extremely ill, alone, and she sings terribly, because why the hell not? From being a piano prodigy to contracting syphilis on her wedding night by her ex-husband that destroyed her ability to play let alone hear the pitch of her own voice - so in the end you feel sympathy for her. After that, you witness the brilliant performance of Meryl Streep, who is actually a good singer in reality, having to sing in the most terrible tones possible. Hugh Grant, as per usual, is a sap because that's the only role he knows how to play. Overall, a bit of lighthearted fluff.
  
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KatyShubo (75 KP) rated Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! (2018) in Movies

Jan 4, 2019  
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! (2018)
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! (2018)
2018 | Comedy, Musical
6
7.5 (76 Ratings)
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The rendition of Dancing Queen is stellar CHER (0 more)
The sparkle is missing (0 more)
Can’t compare to the first film
I just think the sparkle from the first film is missing from this offering but Cher is ABBA-licious
The plot is okay
The performances are brilliant
The songs are good
But the sparkle is missing, I do wonder if Meryl Streep is otherwise known as sparkle (we know her screen time isn’t as great as it was on the first film)
  
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Otway93 (567 KP) rated Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) in Movies

Dec 4, 2019  
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
2009 | Action, Animation, Comedy
10
8.2 (22 Ratings)
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Puppetry (3 more)
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The second best Roald Dahl adaptation!
In all honesty, I can't find a single fault with this film. It's funny, smart, and superbly made.

From the opening moments, you already have a feeling that it's going to be a good film, but it just gets better as it progresses.

The stop-motion puppetry is superbly done, and I never thought it would be easy to capture such emotion with puppets. The voices (Mr and Mrs Fox provided by screen legends George Clooney and Meryl Streep) are superb, with George capturing the cheeky tone of Mr Fox and Meryl conveying love, anger and a whole other range of emotions perfectly!

One of the best Roald Dahl screen adaptations, in my opinion only beaten by the 1970s hit "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory".
  
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Dean (6921 KP) rated Big Little Lies - Season 2 in TV

Jul 22, 2019 (Updated Jul 23, 2019)  
Big Little Lies - Season 2
Big Little Lies - Season 2
2019 | Drama, Thriller
7
8.0 (4 Ratings)
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Great cast line up (0 more)
A very good 2nd series
I breezed through the 2nd series very quickly, again only 7 episodes long. Perry's Mum, the excellent Meryl Streep, turns up and has many questions about her sons death. Will the Monterey 5 be able to keep it together or will many things start to unravel for them? It's maybe not as dramatic as the first series storyline or have as many big reveals. However the writing is just as good and the story is gripping. If you liked the first series you should like this as well.
  
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Stevie Nicks recommended Out of Africa in Books (curated)

 
Out of Africa
Out of Africa
Karen Blixen | 2011 | Biography
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"This memoir recounts the time Karen Blixen (a Danish author) spent in Kenya from 1914. When I saw the 1985 movie version with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, it just killed me and inspired me to read the book. Both make me sob so much I can hardly breathe. Later, my assistant gave me a beautiful old copy, which makes me treasure the story more. I even stayed in the Karen Blixen suite at the Hotel D’Angleterre in her native Copenhagen. The relationship between Blixten and the Safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton broke my heart. It’s a book about finding and losing love"

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