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Leaving Neverland (2019)
Why weren't these two in school?
This documentary is watchable but I kept thinking that the parents of these children were totally starstruck and pursued the friendship with Michael Jackson via their sons. Decent parents would have been focussed on their children's schooling, rather than going on tour with a star and sleeping over at Michael's house. It seemed like one long holiday! I blame the parents for having the wrong priorities for their sons. I'm not condoning any of Michael's behaviour, but the starstruck parents put their kids into this scenario. A seven year old boy should have been in school. Wade's starstruck parents made the decision to move to LA to pursue the friendship with Michael further.
Dark River (2017)
Dull as dishwater
Could have been so much better had it been given a better script. Ruth Wilson is very good despite this, but overall the film lacks punch and won't pull an audience in. Generally I love English films, until now ...
Wild (2014)
Highly Disappointing
I was so looking forward to seeing this as it has been hyped up. It is a very dull storyline about an ex druggie who goes on a long hike from Mexico to Canada. This became the padding for endless flashbacks to her troubled life of sex and drugs. I realize it is based on a true story, but there are surely better stories out there? I am shocked Reese has been nominate for an Oscar when you consider that Julianne Moore is in a much more important film called "Still Alice" and her acting is AMAZING. Whereas Reese does nothing special in "Wild" to warrant a nomination. Even walking through the desert in the heat is not convincing (by the way, where was the sun protection e.g. sunglasses, hat?) I think many of us will be annoyed she wins. Unfortunately we all know how Oscar campaigns work, and Reese owns the film company that produced "Wild" and she is a Hollywood darling as such. Remember when Gwen Paltrow won for the awful "Shakespeare in Love" over Cate Blanchette in "Elizabeth"