Smashbomb

Search

Search results

All (190)

Content

Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Miracle Sin in Books

Jan 19, 2024

13 of 220
Kindle
The Miracle Sin
By Marcus Hawke
⭐️⭐️

Have you ever wondered if there’s more to life? If we are destined for something great, part of a divine plan rather than just subjects of random chaos? Mason Cole has wondered these things. And he has the answer… No. How could that be when his parents were killed in an earthquake that destroyed the city of Jerusalem, yet he alone survived? How could he be destined for great things when he’s stuck in a town-shaped reststop where nothing he does makes a difference? And why would God do this to him in the first place?

Then one day a stranger passes through town, bringing with him a unique explanation of his past, one he never could have imagined, and wishes he could forget. It sounds like something from one of his books, only this time it’s happening to him, and it becomes clear that not every miracle is a blessing. Now, with a red-haired devil hell bent on possessing him for his own sinister gains, Mason must discover the answers to these questions if he ever hopes to survive in a world where the dark no longer hides that which dwells within.

This started of so so well but it lost me in the middle and then the end just couldn’t get me back. It drifted off and was a bit slow going. Such a shame as the concept is really good.

Kudos

Something Unprofessional (Split Rock Ranch #5)

Rory Maxwell

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Ev Bailey is done dating his bosses. After the last disaster, he’s sworn off workplace romances...

Contemporary MM Romance Daddy / boy

American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee

Karen Abbott

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

With the critically acclaimed Sin in the Second City, bestselling author Karen Abbott “pioneered...

Gangstar Vegas

Games and Entertainment

(0 Ratings) Rate It

App

Roll up on a dangerous new trip through the City of Sin in the latest episode of the acclaimed...

The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Jack Reacher (2012) in Movies

Apr 1, 2018

Jack Reacher (2012)

2012 | Drama, Mystery

6.7

(13 Ratings)

Movie Rating

The Plot line (0 more)

Tom Cruise is not and cannot be Jack Reacher (0 more)

A serviceable thriller, but this isn't Jack Reacher

It's just not possible.... Jack Reacher is HUGE, he is a Giant among men. His physical statue is part of the story... Tom Cruise is not. It's not his fault but this is bad casting. According to wikipedia: Explaining the casting decision, author Lee Child said that it would be impossible to find a suitable actor to play the giant Reacher and to recreate the feel of the book onscreen, and that Cruise had the talent to make an effective Reacher. Child also said, "Reacher's size in the books is a metaphor for an unstoppable force, which Cruise portrays in his own way." Of Cruise's relatively small stature, Child said, "With another actor you might get 100% of the height but only 90% of Reacher. With Tom, you'll get 100% of Reacher with 90% of the height."

I respectfully disagree. Lee Child can do whatever he likes, he created the character... but I think Mickey Rourke (as he did in Sin City) could've done a hell of a job. Or Clive Owen who is 6'2 and has action chops as well as a subtle humor.... And if you've going to without the height I think Bruce Willis is your man. Maybe they turned it down which is a shame if that's the case. This is one of my favorite literary characters.

The movie was acceptable, but could've been great.