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The Night Agent (2023)
Very good spy type thriller
Domestic intrigue. Good action scenes with very likeable lead characters. Nicely convoluted plot but not overly so. Good supporting characters. Altogether a fun series. If you like edge of the seat moments that are not too silly, this series is for you. One of the best of its genre. All the actors are believable. We are looking forward to a second season. I have to write and write and write. Otherwise they won't publish this review so I'll just reiterate, but you should stop reading about halfway through. Good lord, still not enough words. Very enjoyable and exciting series. Enjoy, enjoy enjoy.
The Exception (2016)
Good evening's entertainment with fabulous acting
Mostly improbable but based loosely on a skeleton of facts. Enjoy the acting of McTeer, Plummer, the two young leads and Eddie Marsan as a completely amoral and very chilling Himmler. lovely scenes of Belgium and the castle that the Kaiser retreated to (or was banished to) for 20 years.
Mr. Church (2016)
Why wasn't this film publicized?
Yes, it is a tear jerker. So what? In fact i haven't seen an 11 Kleenex movie in a decade until this one, which i discovered on Amazon Prime. This movie is about family. We all know by now, 'tho some of us don't accept, apparently, that a family can be any combination of sexes, races, ages and what have you. Family is a group that supports and loves you, takes care of you when you need care and has fun with you when fun is possible. The acting in this movie is subtle and honest. Eddie Murphy, like Robin Williams, is a comedian who can also be a disciplined actor given a wonderful director like Bruce Beresford and a good script. Kudus to all the cast and crew. I'm only rating it a 9 because some folks think tear jerkers can't be good movies. I do, but the 9 is a slight warning to those unenlightened ones.
The Music of Strangers (2015)
A special group of humans and humanists
Yo-yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble have such a warm rapport with each other and the audience. It is uplifting in this current political climate of divisiveness to see such cooperation and empathy all through the film. The music is wonderful and Yo-Yo Ma is a very special ambassador of international good will.
Woman in Gold (2015)
Well done and entertaining on a serious subject
just saw WOMAN IN GOLD and i must be of an entirely different demographic than some other reviewers, but i enjoyed it mightily. The audience obviously did also, as there was laughter and applause at various spots. The acting is wonderful and the story quite straightforward but done with both heart and a sense of humor. there is excellent use of flashback and lovely shots of Vienna. Angelenos will get a kick out of some of the recognizable LA landmarks. I have no idea of what the requested ten lines means, whether it is sentences or actual lines. It's a lovely movie. Not sophisticated but informative, entertaining and thought provoking with excellent acting from both the principals and supporting actors.