A Body In A Bathhouse (A Mitch O'Reilly Mystery #1)
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On the verge of bankruptcy, private investigator, Mitch O’Reilly takes any gig that comes his way,...
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Dragon Avenged: Immortal Dragons Epilogue
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The indulgently sexy epilogue of the “Immortal Dragons” series is here! A year has passed...
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Pickled Pink in Paris (Julia Fairchild #3)
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A major business deal is disrupted by murder. But a young physician has the key to the case... A...
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Silverview
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In Silverview John le Carr turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past...
The Butterfly Wheel
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Jake Vickers lives life in the fast lane. He works hard, leads a frenetic social life and has a...
Ashes
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A deeply touching novel about two young women whose differences, which once united them, will tear...
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Otway93 (580 KP) rated The Blue Lagoon (1980) in Movies
Sep 25, 2022
I'm going to start with the negatives, as somehow this film has very few redeeming features.
Brook Shields (to be fair, only 14 at the time), and Christopher Atkins are absolutely awful actors at this early stage in their careers.
The story is highly predictable for the most part, it's very much the typical "stranded on a desert island" film, with somehow every single cliché included, apart from the ending (which remains somewhat ambiguous), and the scenes featuring the two learning about their bodies as they hit puberty.
Despite all this, the film is really enjoyable! It's not a good film by any stretch of the imagination, but somehow it has a certain charm and innocence that will keep you watching, and want to watch it again.
Overall, definitely worth a watch :)
Enjoy everyone!
Under the Radar
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Paramedic and deputy coroner Zoe Chambers responds to a shooting and discovers her longtime friend,...
Star Wars X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble (Rogue Squadron #2)
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Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the X-wing fighters. And as the battle against the Empire rages...
Darren (1599 KP) rated A Murder of Innocence (2019) in Movies
Jun 21, 2019
When a couple of the most-respected members of the neighbourhood are murdered, this puts panic in the community, with Aimee becoming paranoid for her own family’s safety, with Sheriff Kirk Tomlin (Steel) trying to solve the murders before everyone getting out of control pointing fingers at each other, Albert will face his toughest task, to bring the community back together in their time of need.
Thoughts on A Murder of Innocence
Characters – Albert is the new pastor in town, he does everything to make his town see he has come to do good for the religious neighbourhood, he will face a difficult couple of weeks after the murder of two members of his community, which will see the locals getting upset, scared and even with his wife dealing with these problems too. Aimee is the pastor’s wife, she is just as welcoming as he is, trying to make everybody feel comfortable with the new Pastor, after the murders, she does become paranoid, needing reassurance that they are safe. Sheriff Kirk Tomlin is left to try and solve the crime, he doesn’t have much to go on and doesn’t know if anyone in his neighbourhood could have done this. We do meet plenty of members of the community, each one that will have their own reason for suspecting somebody for the crime.
Performances – Rachel MacMillan and Frank Chiesurin both give us the strongest lead performances in the film, they bring real emotions that the real people would have gone through during the events of the film. the rest of the cast don’t hit the levels of the lead two, though Xander Steel does make big improvement through the film.
Story – The story here follows a religious community that are welcoming a new pastor, only to be left in shock after the murders of the respected member of the community. This causes panic with in the community until the murderer is captured, with on the Pastor to try and keep the people calm. This story does feel like it could be a made for television drama, because it does keep the themes on the softer side, without hitting the level of violence involved in the crime. We do have a religious undertone which will see a lot of praying going on, which is fine for the neighbourhood, but we don’t need to see this happening this often. The crime investigation never feels as intense as it should be though.
Crime – The crime is a horrible double homicide, seeing how people react to this is the important part of the story.
Settings – The small community created here shows us how close everybody is and will be when it comes to getting to make sure they are safe within their own homes.
Scene of the Movie – Welcoming the Pastor to the church.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – Sheriff Kirk reading a statement, which comes off like a draft reading, over any acting.
Final Thoughts – This is an interesting real-crime drama, based on a real events and the effect it had on the neighbourhood. It doesn’t ever hit any levels of intensity, but is more about showing the people coming together.
Overall: Real-Life Crime Drama.
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