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Kyera (8 KP) rated Black Widow: Forever Red (Black Widow, #1) in Books

Feb 1, 2018  
Black Widow: Forever Red (Black Widow, #1)
Black Widow: Forever Red (Black Widow, #1)
Margaret Stohl | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
I didn't know what to expect from this book, but this was not it and yet I enjoyed it immensely. It almost makes it okay that we didn't receive a Black Widow movie in Phase 1, since we have this really unique way to explore her character. The book itself was full of the action, espionage and utter heart wrenching agony one would expect from a good Black Widow (back)story. Without wanting to spoil it, I just recommend that you read it and tease that a certain Avenger makes a cameo.
  
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    Sweet Tooth

    Ian McEwan

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    The year is 1972, the Cold War is far from over and Serena Frome, in her final year at Cambridge, is...

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Red Sparrow (2018) in Movies

Mar 7, 2018 (Updated Mar 7, 2018)  
Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow (2018)
2018 | Mystery, Thriller
3
6.8 (52 Ratings)
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Stodgy and slightly bloated twisty-turny espionage thriller is made distinctive, if that's the right word, by extra added leery prurience. Beautiful Russian ballerina (played by American) is blackmailed by her uncle (Belgian) into going to elite hooker-spy school, run by terrifying matron (English). Soon she is packed off on mission to subvert rugged American CIA agent (Australian).

Now there's a discussion to be had about just how appropriate it is to be making blockbuster entertainment about Russian espionage, infiltration, and assassination these days - some would say that a taste barrier has been well and truly breached, and the depiction of the Russian state is cartoon-horrible. But surely we can agree that, at the moment if at no other time, there is something unconscionable about a movie the sine qua non of which is the depiction of an attractive young actress in various provocative situations and states of nudity. Some nastily graphic violence, too, much of it misogynistic and openly sexual. J-Law's performance is not up to the usual standard and mainly consists of doing a Rooshan oksent from behind an unflattering fringe. Competently made, but too long and too much. The kind of film you emerge from wanting to be hosed down with sheep dip. Yuck.
  
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Erika (17788 KP) rated Red Sparrow (2018) in Movies

Mar 23, 2018  
Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow (2018)
2018 | Mystery, Thriller
8
6.8 (52 Ratings)
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I was dreading sitting for 2+ hours to watch this movie, I complained about it all day. But, I'm glad I did. I haven't read the book yet, so I can't comment on how close it was or wasn't to the book.
Jennifer Lawrence seemed to get her Russian accent from the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon. It was a little whack, but she did well in the role. Joel Edgerton's character was neither here nor there.
It was a pretty solid espionage thriller, but still, a little long. It was fairly predictable, but it was still interesting.