mamahen18 Reviews

Cinderella (I) (2021)

Better than the others say

[6/10 · 18 September 2021]

Is it going to win any awards? No. Is it as bad as other reviews make it out to be? Not even close. Yes, the dialogue is a little awkward at times and the acting can be stilted. There are moments where the mice/footmen are immature and just annoying. And there wasn't any point where I felt like this was real life, the way good movies can make you feel. I didn't get pulled into another world with the characters. So the acting isn't Oscar-worthy... but the story has been updated to encourage girls of today and the music is on point. I knew almost every lyric to almost every song and wanted to get up and dance and sing along with the characters. The costumes are a joy to look at and the story is a somewhat inspiring take on a classic. I personally thought that the performance of "A Mighty Good Man" at the ball was hilarious and the duet of Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" was sweet.

So is it a great film for the ages? No, but it's a cute film to watch and have fun while watching!

Note: There are a few moments through the film that if you're in a traditional Christian household you may have to explain to young children but it's not blatant and most will probably go over the head for many. But you may need to be prepared to answer questions about why the fairy godMOTHER is very clearly masculine.

Flower Girl (2009 TV Movie)

Had potential...but my goodness, THAT Grandmother!!

[6/10 · 22 January 2011]

I don't really think I'm including any spoilers, but I wasn't sure how someone might interpret this so I'm just putting the warning out there just in case.

I thought I would really enjoy this movie. I turned it on knowing that it was going to be one of those predictable easy to watch movies. Just what I needed on a Saturday night. And there were parts that I enjoyed. I agree with the previous writer that sometimes the pacing of the story was unrealistic, but as we all know movies aren't always realistic. Especially movies advertised on the Hallmark Channel to run during the weeks leading to Valentine's Day. We watch these movies knowing what we're getting ourselves into when we sit down and turn the TV on. And in most ways, this movie fits that bill. But I just have one major complaint.

The grandmother and the best friend are so negative to the possibility of the main character being in love with one of the men that it really brings the movie down. The friend just has a bad attitude and clearly has a problem being happy and encouraging for her best friend, and I do realize the part was probably written this way and she is acting it as it was intended. And if the friends attitude was the only one in this movie it probably wouldn't be that bad. You always have to have an antagonist. But the Grandmother is so nagging and meddling that its not endearing and she's not really viewed as a woman with good intentions. She's just plain annoying. This movie would have been so much better either without a grandmother/parent character in it...or the grandmother's part should have been written as one of those old, wise grandmothers who encourages her granddaughter to follow her heart and find the man of her dreams. I realize that this movie was intended to be this way and the grandmother character is exactly what the writer intended, but you (the author) took it too far. She is so annoying that I actually cringed every time she entered a scene.

I've only written one review before and I generally only would write to support a show that I want to continue into a second season. But I had to come on here and warn any other potential movie-watchers to what you may be getting into. So anyway, watch this movie knowing what you're getting into. It's predictable and likable, but prepare yourself for the annoyance of the sabotaging grandmother. If you can get past her, you'll probably enjoy yourself.

Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016)

Awesome!!

[10/10 · 13 July 2010]

As a female lawyer who truly loves the law and everything that has to do with crime and punishment and as a self-proclaimed connoisseur of crime TV, I must write my first review and express how overjoyed I am with this show! I'm already anxious to buy the show on DVD, and I've only seen one episode. If the rest of this season is anything compared to the first episode I know that I can look forward to many more seasons. Rizzoli (Harmon) is believable as the tough girl who honors the law (yet is able to maintain her incredible sexiness at the same time.) And Isles (Sasha) is the fashionista who crazily enough loves her often disgusting job as the medical examiner. (She also brings a lot of the subtle humor with her character's attitude.) I identified with both main characters, found there was enough excitement to keep my attention throughout the entire episode(and enough humor...but not too much) and was left with heightened anticipation until next week.