Miss You Forever: A Thrilling Saga of Love, Loss and Second Chances
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Miss You Forever by Josephine Cox, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lonely Girl and Whistledown...
Destiny's Conflict: Book Two of Sword of the Canon
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The long-awaited second book of the fourth story arc - Sword of the Canon - in the epic fantasy...
Ivana A. | Diary of Difference (1171 KP) rated The Platform (2019) in Movies
Jun 28, 2020
Every month, the prisoners wake up on a different floor, and try to survive this scheme. That is, until our hero, who voluntarily comes to the prison, tries to break the system.
The movie just shows the true colours of society, and how even though everyone knows what is happening below them, when they get to be at the top floors, they stop caring. An interesting message, and definitely a topic that will open up discussions, but it was very poorly executed.
The ending was terrible. There should've been closure. Any kind of closure. Wondering about what happens after a movie ends can be a really annoying experience for me personally.
Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Zero Dark Thirty (2013) in Movies
Jul 19, 2020
I was under the false impression that Joel Edgerton and Chris Pratt would be primary characters in the story line. They played their roles, but the true ownership of the script has to go to Jessica Chastain (whom I have a newfound respect for) with a side of Jason Clarke. To be honest, I hadn't read much about the movie either. Mainly just had an idea of it being about the assault on Bin Laden.
There is a level of mental anguish during the movie that I didn't expect. You come to terms with the reality that these people are living trying to fulfill their duty while being able to sleep at night and having a need to protect their families and loved ones.
Zero Dark Thirty isn't an outright action movie as expected. There are some action sequences and those are done well, but the real strength of the movie is the mental gymnastics endured by all involved.
Rudy (1993)
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All his life, people have told Rudy he's not good enough, not smart enough, not big enough. But...
The True History of Chocolate
Michael D. Coe and Sophie D. Coe
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Chocolate the food of the Gods has had a long and eventful history. Its story is expertly told here...
Love Heals
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Love heals us. We all have a story. Whether written from the hardships of deep wounds, grief, or...
All in This Together: My Five Years Stalking Dave and Nick
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In this uproarious collection, Ann Treneman, the caustic and witty parliamentary sketch-writer for...
TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated Pretending to Wed (Frontier Vows, #2) in Books
Feb 24, 2021
Both the characters in this story were fun with fantastic senses of humor that struck me just right. They also were thrown into some very tough situations and managed to come out the other side all the better for it, which I liked. I loved watching both of them fall in love while learning to work together, a true glimpse of what marriage is really like.
From the sigh-worthy moments to the themes and overall plot of the book I highly recommend this book if you want something to read that is fun, sweet, and full of real-life challenges. 5 out of 5 stars.
*I volunteered to read this book in return for my honest feedback. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.
Bob Mann (459 KP) rated SAS: Red Notice (2021) in Movies
Mar 13, 2021
A really interesting cast, and the opportunity to do a mix of "Die Hard", "Daylight" and the finale of "Mission Impossible". And a novel take of 'good psychopath' vs 'bad psychopath'. But it's just so poorly delivered.
True that some of the McNab-guided action scenes feel refreshingly authentic. But the script is clunkingly bad (a discussion with a French girl on top of the train... #shudder) and there are story segues that shock (in a bad way): at one point our hero (Sam Huegen - most recently very good as Paul Newman in "For Olivia") walks out of a French vineyard into a winter wonderland with 6 inches of snow! Did I miss the wardrobe???!
After "Twist" this is yet another dire Sky Original movie, this time with a wasted cast. In particular, BAFTA Rising Star Noel Clarke needs to start making better film choices before getting a reputation for being in duffers.
(For the full graphical review, please check out One Mann's Movies here - https://bob-the-movie-man.com/2021/03/13/sas-red-notice-another-sky-original-duffer/ ).
