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Goes to show that even a great cast can't save a terrible script.
I don't think he burned down the house. He just said that to get his brother to leave him. He admitted to using the wrong wiring.
As we saw in the movie, people given darkenfloxx would simply kill themselves to stop the pain.
I enjoyed that well-written review but it omits how the protagonist ends with a court-martial, dishonorable discharge, 6 months time, and he's happier for it because he finally did the right thing. Throwing it all away like that is hardly propaganda for military service.
This is not your mother's Lifetime movie. It dealt with many sensitive issues which I won't bother to enumerate except to say that you'll never see a Lifetime movie ending with the protagonist being courtmartialed, dishonorably discharged, and sent away for 6 months. Well, near the end anyway.
In real life, Hearst died in 1891. So that would given him only 2 years after the events in the movie.
There were a bunch of other good scenes. Unfortunately, the middle was so long and so painful that most people probably don't remember the other good scenes such as Richard Benjamin playing the creepy orthodontist.
Alas, most everyone in the cast had so much potential, largely unused or ill-used.
Some of Japan's bullet trains are entirely automated. Officially, there is still supposed to be a driver but maybe he overslept on that day and the train took off without him.
The whole scene was unrealistic. I don't know anyone who pops an entire chocolate bonbon into their mouth. Everyone I know bites into one with their front teeth, partly because the sight of the inside amplifies the flavor and partly because bonbons are so rich that it's wasteful to consume them quickly. You'll miss much of the flavor and texture. (And it should be said, you might not want whatever is in the center but you can't do that if you've already put the entire thing in your mouth, short of spitting it out, ugh.)
Same goes for truffles.
I didn't really root for anyone but I did have a fondness for Carmela Soprano though probably just because I'm such a fan of Edie Falco since her role as Nurse Jackie.
Free on Netflix.
In Breaking Bad, I was rooting for Saul Goodman. :-)
Understood. Don't let the title and R rating mislead you. This Santa is a different kind of bad (criminal). If it was just a silly raunchy movie, it wouldn't have such an excellent cast (John Ritter, Bernie Mac, Billy Bob Thornton, et al). It's a real drama with a lot of charming moments.
While I liked this movie, it won't displace our family's once-a-year Christmas movie: Bad Santa. Always puts us in a great mood!
Agreed. Liked the unique plot. The largely unknown cast (unknown to me anyway) was excellent. And I liked that the old people had the funny lines. Almost makes me wish I paid attention to Coldplay.
I want to expand on 6. The detective is totally unsympathetic and cares only about his own problems. The exact opposite of the way detectives are normally portrayed. Both scenes with him were great!
What I don't understand: Why didn't <spoiler>the mother resume "kissing" her once the nurse encouraged her to do so.</spoiler>
Of course she would poop. But pooping doesn't prove that she is eating. Even without eating, you have to poop various secretions that the body produces.
While the sex scenes had great dialogue, I still don't understand why she said "Don't look at me." What kind of hangup is that?
And later, when he said it, was he just being humorous? And did it work? Or was he adopting her unusual hangup?
Selina only had 1 staff member who was truly incompetent and frequently undermining: Press Secretary Mike McClintock. Selina was the one who kept blowing everything up.
In contrast, Trump surrounded himself with terrible people: Mike Flynn, Steve Bannon, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, etc. Just look at the lengthy list of pardons for his staff. (I'm not arguing Trump was blameless, obviously he was a terrible president but to say that "Trump undermines his staff" overlooks that his staff was awful to begin with.)