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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Informer (2019) in Movies

Sep 14, 2020 (Updated Sep 14, 2020)  
The Informer (2019)
The Informer (2019)
2019 | Crime, Drama
Some good plotlines (0 more)
Not as intelligent as it thinks (0 more)
Average Thriller
Missed this at the cinema so caught it on Sky cinema. Pretty average Thriller featuring an undercover informant. Events make him not sure who to trust and put him and his family at risk.
The main problem is this feels like a lot of other undercover plot type films but no where near as good. Some of the decisions made and actions taken didn't make much sense. It has quite a low budget feel to it overall. Lots of twists and turns to a predictable ending. It's all a bit clichéd by the end. An ok thriller but nothing special.
  
Let's do it -The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood
Let's do it -The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood
Jasper Rees | 2020 | Biography, Humor & Comedy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Lots of information on Victoria's life from childhood and beyond from the people who knew her best,her family,friends and colleagues. (0 more)
Authorised by Victoria Wood's family
This is an amazing book covering Victoria's life from birth . Features stories and anecdotes from people who worked with Victoria,her family and friends.
Being a huge fan I've read a lot of books about Victoria and this one is the best,so much information that I didn't know and featuring photos I hadn't seen before.
 It gives us an insight into what Victoria was like "off camera".
I highly recommend it if like me you're a fan of comedy .
  
Shtum
Shtum
Jem Lester | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
The cover of this book has statements such as "Ten-year-old Jonah can't speak, but it is time his family listened," and "Jonah has never spoken, yet somehow he communicates better than all of the adults in his life." While Jem Lester's debut novel is about Jonah, a child with severe Autism, it is also about a whole lot more than that. This is why I entitled my review of this book, "The Volumes of Silence" despite the cliché. You'll understand better what I mean, from my review of this wonderful novel here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/05/27/the-volumes-of-silence/
  
Worth It
Worth It
S.M. Shade | 2017
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
4.5 stars.

I thought some of this book was ridiculous but i fell in love with it anyway. Especially Roman and his relationship with Kasha. Oh, and her robotic arm. Not that i didnt love the rest of the cast but those two were my favourites. These girls got up to some right mischief but still managed to win two amazingly hot guys. I was in stitches quite a few times with their exploits and didnt want to put the book down at all.

Definitely recommend this if you like contemporary romances with quite a lot of humour in them. I look forward to reading more books by these authors.
  
Feral Sins (The Phoenix Pack #1)
Feral Sins (The Phoenix Pack #1)
Suzanne Wright | 2013 | Erotica, Paranormal, Romance
7
4.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
3.5 stars, mainly because Suzanne's books can be too long for my liking a lot of the time and because I got fed up of reading the sex scenes.

I'm pretty picky about my shifter books, preferring vampires to shapeshifters most days, and this one was good but I felt it went on too long.

Character wise I think I liked Marcus the most, though I couldn't really explain why. I also liked Dante. In fact, most of the guys were pretty cool but I did have favourites.

Other than wanting to read book 4, Marcus' book, I haven't decided if I want to read the rest of the series yet.
  
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Sound of Music (1965)
1965 | Classics, Drama, Family

"So then The Sound of Music is another one of the movies that I just think the world of. Very, very entertaining. Because, you know, it’s Austria: the music, the look of it. I think it was really a movie that was a very interesting story but it sold my homeland visually in such a spectacular way. And I have gone, of course, to all of the various different locations that they shot the scenes and all that in Salzburg and around in the Alps and all that stuff. It’s a really spectacular, entertaining film. And it tells a lot about that era in Austria."

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Pet Sematary (2019) in Movies

Jun 27, 2019 (Updated Jul 27, 2019)  
Pet Sematary (2019)
Pet Sematary (2019)
2019 | Horror
Sometimes dead is better
Contains spoilers, click to show
This remake of the 1989 version, changed a lot from the oringal version.

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his neighbour Jud Crandall, setting off a perilous chain reaction that unleashes an unspeakable evil with horrific consequences.

Instead of the son dying, now its their daugther who dies. The ending is soo scary, the cast is great. Overall its a great remake to a already great oringal fim.
  
Tully (2018)
Tully (2018)
2018 | Comedy
A mother of three hires a night nanny to help with her newborn.



Firstly, I'd like to say how impressed I am that the twist of this wasn't spoilt in anything that I saw before going to the film. I was pleasantly (?) surprised by it.

Tully was an interesting film, slightly awkward and quite emotional. It's a fairly niche movie though, and I can't see it appealing to a very large group of people.

I'm struggling to find a lot to say about this one. Definitely not an indication that I didn't like it, as is sometimes the case for my silence. It's just very difficult to sum it up.
  
Strobe Edge, Vol. 1
Strobe Edge, Vol. 1
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is my second manga by this author and I really liked the other [b:?????? 1 Ao Haru Ride 1 |13571757|?????? 1 Ao Haru Ride 1 (Blue Spring Ride, #1)|Io Sakisaka|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1333286264s/13571757.jpg|19152133].

One thing I have noticed is that the guy looks eerily similar to the guy from the other one. In fact, that something I've noticed having read a handful of different ones--a lot of the characters kinda look the same.

Anyway, I'm intrigued by this one. I want them to get together already but as always there are several obstacles in the way. Off to start Volume 2.
  
A Midsummer's Nightmare
A Midsummer's Nightmare
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
4.5 stars.

I really got emotionally involved in this story and it wasn't all focused on the romance - which I really enjoyed BTW. No, a lot of my emotions mirrored Whitley's in relation to her parents. How blind could they be to their daughter? I think my heart broke for her a few times.

As for having great friends I really liked Harrison and Nathan and how they forced her to be better to herself and made her realise she did have people out there who cared.

I really liked this story and will be keeping my eyes open for more books by the author.