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Wicked Little Letters (2023)
Strange film - lots of goofs!
The film is set in 1920. At that time, it would have been very unusual to have a couple with mixed races (black/white), a black criminal judge or an Asian policewoman, as shown in the film. The ethnic minority characters are a modern phenomenon which unfortunately look anomalous. Also, the "offence" of libel which forms the basis of the trial is a civil matter and not a criminal one. There was no law requiring someone to wear a helmet on a motorbike until 1973 so it would not have been illegal in 1920, and the child protection service (mentioned several times during the film) was not established until 1989.
Expats (2023)
Episodes in the Wrong Order!
What is this modern addiction to telling stories out of sequence?! I definitely think people should watch Episode 2 before Episode 1. It has much more punch and sets the scene for what comes next. You get to meet the main characters and the gist of the story rather than trying to work out what's going on if you just watch Episode 1 first, which is wishy washy and almost had me switching off before I watched episode 2!
Also, I do tend to agree with the other reviews about Nicole Kidman being too old to play a mum with 3 young children, although they could easily have done her hair, makeup and clothes to make her appear younger.