Butterfly in Amber (Spotless Series Book 4)
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He's waiting for you... Under a blanket of snow, surrounded by dark woods and a frozen sea, lies...
The Watchman
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A wild-living young heiress slams into trouble in the L.A. night—the kind of trouble even her...
The Wedding Gift
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What if, on your wedding day, you were given your sister – as your slave? When wealthy...
Charlotte (184 KP) rated The Lightning House in Books
Oct 26, 2021
The lightning house throws you straight into the action from the very first page. Being based on a true story helps to draw you in even further to this gripping story and makes it all the more shocking......it had me breathless a fair few times!
Full of danger and intrigue, you'll find it hard to put down this well written and thrilling read. You'll find yourself immersed in a whole new world from your daily life and perhaps have you wondering how people get by with so many secrets and lies in their lives.
Definitely an adult read that would go nicely with a cheeky drink and chocolate.
David McK (3642 KP) rated The Phantom of the Opera (2005) in Movies
Jul 11, 2022
And therein lies it's greatest problem: Butler (and, to an extent, all the modern Phantom's) is just too conventionally good-looking for the hideous disfigured gargoyle who haunts the Parisian Opera catacombs but dreams of higher things!
That aside, this is definitely sumptuously filmed, with some great sets. Some catchy tunes, with the latter to be expected
I.t's just that, well, it does tend to drag a bit.
I suppose, in effect, it's like going to the Opera without actually going to the Opera ...
A Serial Killers Obsession ( Heart of Darkness book 2)
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I came here for HER. Hardly sleeping, hardly human, I walked into the Lion's Den. Once I...
Battlefield Earth
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Sadistic Aliens... ...Man is an endangered species. Is it the end of the world or the rebirth...
Sharpe's Storm (Richard Sharpe #19)
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A gripping novel featuring the legendary Richard Sharpe from Bernard Cornwell, the internationally...
RəX Regent (349 KP) rated Meet the Parents (2000) in Movies
Mar 7, 2019
The couple 'meet the parents' as they stay the weekend for his future sister in law's wedding and things obviously go down hill from there, with the inevitable comic effect. He meets the rest of her family and several friends, all of whom seem not to care a jot that Stiller's Focker is given little consideration.
On top of all this, De Niro's father character is an Ex-CIA agent, which further compounds the problems, but when all is said and done, I find it hard to completely sympathise with Stiller's protagonist, as whilst some of the problems and situations are beyond his control, many of them are caused by his constant lying.
The film seems to be a little confused as whether it supports Stiller as he lies his way through the film, to everyone, including his hosts, or De Niro who correctly points out towards the film's conclusion that things might have gone better if he had only told the truth.
I personally agree with De Niro. The hero of this film is a liar and he pays for those lies, but that is turn makes it difficult for me to sympathise or empathise too much with him. Having said that, this is well-played cringe-worthy comedy, and it does a great job of conveying that sense and drawing us into the discomfort of the characters. Owen Wilson's lengthy cameo as the perfect, divine ex-fiancé was pitched perfectly, truly capturing the ideas that we have over matching up to the past, though over-played, on a metaphorical level, it was brilliant.
Overall, it made me laugh throughout, but I wouldn't say that it was hysterical, though it was entertaining, moderately thoughtful but promotes a brand of humour that isn't what I would consider to be number one for me.