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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
10 times better than the hyped "Crazy Rich Asians"
"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" on Netflix. Such a redeeming answer to poorly scripted movies. It was genuine and full of character love and romance. The dialogue was real and the story embraced true emotions. The accomplished actors like Penelope Wilton and Tom Courtney created real characters. Forget hype and money. This is a great movie.
Two days before, we went to see "Crazy Rich Asians" for our anniversary expecting to see an enjoyable romantic comedy. Instead we saw people who are probably good actors being abused by a movie with a bad script and insipid story (not plot). It relied on the rich glitz of Singapore as a substitute for the war and fighting that superimposes over story in superhero movies. Here the glitz was not glamorous or interesting. Bad movie. Sad.
Grown Ups (2010)
Worst star brand movie
With a cast of stars that I generally enjoy, this movie turned out to be one of the worst movies I have seen. I am generally more forgiving of independents and amateurs, but when you have the talent line up of this movie you must have a better script. The premise is similar to "That Championship Season" and could have come off as a sweet, nostalgic comedy like Sandler's "Spanglish". Instead, this is a dismal failure that should wind up in the trash. 1 star for failure to take advantage of the comic talent. They are playing a trailer to sell the DVD which makes the film look like it may have some comic substance, but the takes are out of context and do not display the stupidity of the whole. Gags like having the stars show urine detection in the pool or Kevin James pulling the back off a ski boat do not advance the theme of the story. How could someone allow this movie to be made?
The DuPont Show of the Month: Harvey (1958)
Art Carney's Elwood P. Dowd quintessential
Art Carney's Elwood P. Dowd was the quintessential portrayal of the role. I agree with other comments that Art Carney's Elwood P. Dowd had more whimsy and life than Jimmy Stewart's. After fifty years, I still remember this TV production fondly. I believe I saw it in summer re-run as well as the original air date. I, too, saw the 1950 Stewart movie after seeing Art Carney do the part. Jimmy Stewart underplayed the role, while Carney added enough subtle "Ed Norton" to make the character more sprightly. It's not that one performance is better than the other, but they showed different aspects of the character. I also remember Marion Lorne and Jack Weston as hoots. I would like to see it on DVD, also.