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Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
2019 | Action, Crime, Drama
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About 2hrs & 20 mins of the movie... (0 more)
Dragged across the 2 hour mark (and then some)
Ok so after seeing the nicely executed movie blood father starring Mel Gibson, I honestly thought this was gonna be another decent movie in his comeback.

Instead what we actually got was a ridiculously Slow, Boring, slightly Violent, Intense in-car talking, Graphic, Forgettable let down.

Also starring vince Vaughn who should seriously stick to terrible comedies (except for Dodgeball) this is a movie that may or may not be about consequences of you actions and so bad you'll ask yourself once again why Gibson won't say yes to lethal weapon 5?

I mean come on, we paid to see die hard 5, we'll pay to see whatever crap that throws at us.....
  
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ClareR (6062 KP) rated The Summer Job in Books

Jul 29, 2022  
The Summer Job
The Summer Job
Lizzy Dent | 2021 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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At first glance, The Summer Job is a light, easy romance, but as I read further I realised there are some real issues in amongst the humour and the “will she or won’t she get caught”.

Elizabeth “Birdy” Finch decides to pretend to be her best friend, Heather Jones, a respected sommelier. I mean, how difficult can it be?! Birdy drinks wine! But as she begins to settle in to the hotel’s restaurant, she realises how much she likes everyone, and really wants to do well for them.

I loved this. It made me laugh, gasp out loud, and I wished that I could give Birdy a good talking to! It amazed me that she could keep up the charade and get herself out of some pretty awkward situations.
It’s a great summer read!
  
Moonfall (2022)
Moonfall (2022)
2022 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Peter Capaldi, Dr Who, 'Kill the moon'

Arthur C Clarke, 'Rendezvous with Rama'

2001: A Space Odyssey.

Any number of Roland Emmerich's own disaster movies.

It might seem odd talking about all those, bit throw them in a blender and the result might be something like this!

I was expecting a traditional end of the world disaster movie - like 2012, say, or Deep Impact, or something along that vein - which the movie does start as, with the moon mysteriously knocked out of it orbit and hence causing all kinds of chaos on good old planet Earth. Roughly about 2/3rds of the way in, though, it completely changes tack, becoming more of a sci-fi spectacle than anything, and closer - perhaps - to one of Emmerich's own most successful films of the mid 90s ...
  
That’s Just Perfect
That’s Just Perfect
Nicola Gill | 2024 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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I loved Swimming For Beginners, so I was very keen to read That’s Just Perfect.
Emily, a 29 year old teacher, is desperate for her estranged father Ed, to think her life is perfect. When he decides to come and visit in order to help her plan her wedding and buy her dress, Emily can’t seem to say “No”. Even though her fiancé has left her. Ed buys her a dress and puts a deposit on a venue - and he has some serious financial problems!

Basically, no-one is talking to anyone else in this book, which causes some frustratingly funny misunderstandings. And this makes it all more difficult to tell the truth.

They’re all very likeable characters, though, and it was a lovely read. I’d recommend this if you need a pick-me-up!