We went for some light entertainment & knew what to expect and we were NOT DISAPPOINTED ! What do the critics expect - every movie to be a potential Academy Award nominee ? Sometimes I like serious movies, like Spotlight which I enjoyed very much & knew beforehand what I was going to see. Same with this movie; sometimes light entertainment is fine. I knew it wasn't going to be a physical comedy, I knew there were no action scenes and that was fine tonight. It's what I chose to see and we enjoyed it. I also liked Gary Marshall's other two multi-storied, holiday movies even though they were panned by the critics too. Each separate story with different casts are basically short so you're bound to like some of them. I can't see how you could dislike everyone & their story lines. Of course there are corny jokes and references to other movies --so what? Biggest thing with me was that after seeing The Boss on Tuesday, I was not offended by anything in this movie. I was extremely offended by many situations & mostly the language in The Boss. I found The Boss to be extremely offensive hearing such crude sexual references in all the dialogue filled with the F word, etc. This movie has none of that. It's not crude, offensive nor inappropriate for kids and that says a lot about Gary Marshall and his movies.
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3 Reviews
Red Eye
(2005)
Saw "RED EYE" for the second time & It was better this time!
12 February 2016
I had heard a lot about the movie since Rachel McAdams has been nominated for an Academy Award & decided to rent it. So glad I did. I enjoyed it tremendously and the performances of the two leads were great. I truly enjoyed it 2nd time around,
The movie is so physical and you can see she's at the top of her game while running full out ( and Murphy too). She was an athletic in real life and it shows. She was an ice skating performer for about 9 years & was in other sports and it shows. She is really tossed around a lot & banged up a lot in this movie but she seems to roll with the punches. I think she has become a much better actress with each roll.
The movie is so physical and you can see she's at the top of her game while running full out ( and Murphy too). She was an athletic in real life and it shows. She was an ice skating performer for about 9 years & was in other sports and it shows. She is really tossed around a lot & banged up a lot in this movie but she seems to roll with the punches. I think she has become a much better actress with each roll.
Did Not read the books but absolutely loved the PBS shows
4 November 2011
The cast is excellent. I always liked Jason Issacs but I absolutely was moved by "Reggie". Character was played by Gwnyeth Keyworth who fitted the role to a T. She was smart, spunky, resourceful and yet so vulnerable. Her acting was remarkable. She was a delight to watch and I'd love to see more of her in the future.I was moved by her acting.
BTW, anyone know if that was her natural accent or if she was from Scotland? If not, she did a great job & I understood every word she said as opposed to the head detective's blond son with eyeglasses. Watching all 3 shows, I didn't understand one word he said!
Since I'm not familiar with the series (books), I'm guessing that the head detective and he have a history together or she would like one?
BTW, anyone know if that was her natural accent or if she was from Scotland? If not, she did a great job & I understood every word she said as opposed to the head detective's blond son with eyeglasses. Watching all 3 shows, I didn't understand one word he said!
Since I'm not familiar with the series (books), I'm guessing that the head detective and he have a history together or she would like one?
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