Flash Movie Review: Quiz Lady
I HAVE A FRIEND, WHO I HAVE told numerous times, he should be a contestant on a musical game show. His knowledge of musical artists and songs is amazing; though, I should preface it by saying his command of music is limited to pop culture. Think Billboard, Top 40 type of music. He can tell you where a song ranked on the Billboard charts and for what year. When we are driving together in a car, he can name the song playing on the radio within the first couple of notes. Rarely has he ever been wrong when the radio announcer names the song after it has played. What is more fun to witness are the times he enters the music trivia contests that are held periodically at various clubs around the city. Sometimes he plays solo, but at others he has a childhood friend join him to form a formidable team. His friend is as good as him, so together they have won more times than not. I asked him once how it is that he knows so much about music, and he said it was due to his mother. She was always playing records in the house when he was growing up. At an early age, he could easily name songs from the Supremes, Everly Brothers, Little Richard, and the Kinks. I think he missed his calling and should have entered one of those reality music-based television shows. GROWING UP, I USED TO WATCH several game shows: some in reruns and others current. Jeopardy was one of my favorites, but only after I was in high school. Another one was Hollywood Squares, where the different squares of a Tick Tack Toe grid had different celebrities who would either give a truthful answer or a fake one to the contestant’s query. There were some shows where I could get the answer before the contestant had time to figure it out. It crossed my mind a couple of times that maybe I should apply to one of the game shows, but by the end of the telecast I realized I could not compete with the competition. Nonetheless, I got much enjoyment out of watching these shows. Sure, there were some that were informative, where I learned at least one new thing every time I watched the show. However, there were other shows I watched that focused more on silly situations to generate audience laughter. The one that comes to mind is The Newlywed Game. It is funny, when I was younger, I watched several game shows but now, there are not too many I care to watch. I just do not find them interesting; however, if the game show in this comedy was on the air, I would certainly tune in to it. ANNE YUM, PLAYED BY AWKWAFINA (THE FAREWELL, Crazy Rich Asians), never missed an episode of her favorite television game show. Little did she know that the things she learned would help her and her estranged sister one day. With Sandra Oh (Under the Tuscan Sun, Grey’s Anatomy-TV) as Jenny Yum, Will Ferrell (Anchorman franchise, Barbie) as Terry McTeer, Holland Taylor (The Practice-TV, The Wedding Date) as Francine and Jason Schwartzman (Moonrise Kingdom, Saving Mr. Banks) as Ron Heacock; this movie’s saving grace was the cast. I thought there was real chemistry between Awkwafina and Sandra Oh. It was because of the cast that the predictable story was easier to watch. I found most comedic scenes only humorous, warranting a chuckle every now and then. A couple of times I did laugh aloud, but that was it. The story kept an even pace, though I thought the beginning was a bit slow. If the question, “did you enjoy the film,” was posed to me, my answer would have to be, “it was okay.”
2 ½ stars
Flash Movie Review: Entergalactic
ONE OF THE BEST PIECES OF advice given to me was I need to love myself before someone can love me. Never having a great self-image of myself, it took a long time to find my way to accepting and loving myself. Prior to getting to that place, I went through a period where I had a series of multiple dates that each one did not last more than two or three months. Looking back, I can see one factor that did not work in my favor. By not feeling good about myself and/or where I was in life, I was not able to connect with others on a deeper level. I stayed very guarded, not willing or to be more precise, not able to express a sense of joy and wonder about life. Most of my first dates were more like an interview, with me as the interviewer. It was easier for me to hear about someone else’s issues and try to fix them than me working on myself. I especially enjoyed the challenge when a first-time date talked about their ex, which many people say is a red flag. It never bothered me unless it sounded like they missed and wanted to get back with them, which has happened to me. On some level, hearing about someone else’s troubles with a previous partner made me feel like I was not the only one suffering from a bad relationship. FROM MY EXPERIENCES, WHEN ASKED I have offered advice to my friends who are dealing with dating issues. I have one friend who has avoided looking at their recent past relationships that ended with sadness. It is as if they take all their feelings and emotions and put them in a box to be stored somewhere in the back of their brain. I remember when their previous relationship ended and one week later, they were out on a date. When they finally asked me for advice, I asked them if they saw a pattern taking place from each breakup. Maintaining a safe environment for them to finally open up about it, they discovered certain things they do in each relationship. Once that connection was made, they got into exploring more about themselves and I could not be happier that today they are in a loving relationship that turned into marriage. When things fall into places where one feels good about themselves, their career, their life, then they can really make connections with other human beings. And I am not only talking about connecting on a love relationship, but with friends and family, the world opens for them to spread and share that love. I saw it in this animated, musical romantic comedy. AFTER GETTING HIRED BY A POPULAR publishing company and moving into a dream apartment, a graffiti artist finds himself balancing the aspects of his new life. He can also forget about the girlfriend who dumped him…or could he? With Kid Cudi (Need for Speed, X) voicing Jabari, Jessica Williams (Fantastic Beasts franchise, Booksmart) voicing Meadow, Laura Harrier (Spider-Man: Homecoming, White Men Can’t Jump) voicing Carmen, musical artist Ty Dolla Sign voicing Ky and Timothee Chalamet (Dune, Call Me by Your Name) voicing Jimmy; I found this film exciting. The reason is because it took a generic rom-com scenario and injected it with a new, creative flair that made viewing and listening to it so enjoyable. I thought the animation was excellent, to the point where one could almost see the characters as living, breathing human beings. The musical soundtrack fit the story perfectly and I liked the way the songs were introduced during it. Even when scenes were predictable, it did not matter to me because of the way the movie told the story. This was a confident and well-done production all around.
3 ½ stars
Flash Movie Review: The Exorcist: Believer
ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS FOR me to witness is a sick animal or sick baby/child. I still remember watching a relative of mine carrying their sick dog down three flights of stairs so that it could relieve itself on the grass outside. The poor dog tried to remain standing but fell over every time he tried to raise his leg. It was so sad to see, and I was only seeing it this one time; my poor relative was experiencing it multiple times a day. I gave my relative credit for managing the situation, but I did wonder about the quality of the dog’s life. The dog reminded me of this other dog I met at a small hotel I was staying at on vacation. The owner of the hotel had this small black dog that looked like Toto from The Wizard of Oz. Except, the poor thing lost its sight and hearing. I was sitting in the lobby, waiting for my ride, watching this little dog rely on its sense of smell to navigate around the open space. However, that sense did not help with some objects in the way like leg chairs and walls. I watched as the dog bumped into a table leg, a wall and a floor lamp. Luckily, it was not running; instead, it was carefully and tentatively moving its way forward. THE OTHER THING THAT IS HARD for me to see is an ill child or worse, a sick baby. I knew these parents who had their baby in the hospital’s ICU for four to five months. The poor baby was hooked up to a variety of machines via tubes and wires. I kid you not; it looked like a scene out of a horror film. To make matters worse, the only way one could see the baby was through a glass window. I wondered if this would influence the baby as it grows up, the lack of human touch besides the kind that was sticking it with needles and probes. It was such an awful situation; the parents looked like walking zombies because they took turns spending the entire night with the baby, just so the baby could hear a soothing voice without experiencing something painful happening to it. I honestly do not know how those two parents did it, but they did. I have said this before; children come into this world with a pure clean slate. They have no prejudices, no hatred, no negativity. Many of them learn these traits from their parents. To see a child unable to take care of itself, having to suffer for something out of their control is just as sad to me as a child being taught how to hate. This is why I had a tough time watching what happened to the kids in this reboot of the horror franchise. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED AFTER TWO neighborhood girls went missing. Gone for three days, the two girls returned with no memory of what happened to them. It would be soon after when the parents realize something indeed had happened to their young daughters. With Leslie Odom Jr (Hamilton, One Night in Miami) as Victor Fielding, Tracey Graves (Sebastian, Super Turnt) as Sorenne Fielding, Lidya Jewett (Hidden Figures, Good Girls-TV) as Angela Fielding, Danny McCarthy (Stronger, Prison Break-TV) as Stuart and Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale-TV, Hereditary) as Ann; this horror film had a good start for the story. It was suspenseful as it mixed the past and present together, encompassed in excellent filmed scenes. However, as the story neared its halfway point, everything started to break down. I lost interest because the suspense was gone, and the horror scenes were not frightening. I felt the script was just rehashing previous scenes from the franchise, including using similar music from the original film. By the end of this movie, I felt bad for the cast getting stuck in such a non-scary mess.
1 ¾ stars
Flash Movie Review: Girl in the Picture
I KNEW IN THE FIRST CLASS of the new session; something was wrong with a participant. It was a yoga class, and this teenager came in with, who I assumed was her mother. The mother threw herself into the poses. She struggled with some of them and had to stop and sit down on her mat to catch her breath from time to time. Through it, I used non-verbal ques of encouragement to keep her engaged. The daughter on the other hand rarely made any eye contact with me. I immediately felt something was wrong. With any of the poses that required bending at the waist or placing hands on the floor, she would start the pose then get out of it to keep tugging down her oversized T-shirt as if she was trying to cover herself up. Or she would come out of a pose to brush her long hair off her face. It crossed my mind to get a rubber band from the front desk, so she could put her hair in a ponytail. I did not know how to handle the situation; it was obvious the teenager was uncomfortable and appeared defeated even before she attempted any pose. I have mentioned before that I do not believe there are any accidents; there is a reason for everything and sure enough after a few weeks the mother came up to me after class. Her daughter was not with her. As we talked about the poses, I asked if her daughter was getting comfortable with the poses. Surprisingly, the mother said she was not sure and asked me why I was asking. I felt this was the opening I needed. KNOWING THE OUTCOME, I CAN CONFIDENTLY say that night changed things for the teenager. From my conversation with her mother, the mother went to talk to the daughter’s school counselor. Without divulging personal information, it was determined the girl was getting bullied and picked on in school. I did not know to what degree, but from my own experience when I watched her, I knew something was going on for her to appear and act so withdrawn. Because she appeared okay being with her mother in class, my guess after that first yoga class was someone or a group of kids were abusing her. The mother worked with the school to root out the troublemakers and set things straight for the daughter to flourish. They remained in my class for approximately one year and the transformation in the daughter was remarkable. She took an interest in diet and exercise; she made better eye contact with people (me included), and she overall seemed happier. For those who have never been in a position of being abused/bullied, you might not recognize the symptoms. They can greatly vary, but you can see what it is like when you watch this true crime mystery. THE DEATH OF A YOUNG WOMAN and the kidnapping of her son starts an investigation that will require detectives to put pieces of clues together that have to be retrieved from years ago. The case being built will shock everyone who knew the young mother. Directed by Skye Borgman (Dead Asleep, Junk Dreams), this documentary was riveting. There were times I found myself doing shallow breathing because the story was so frightening. The story jumps back and forth in time and though I usually am not a fan of this technique, I found it enhanced the story and gave more life to the individuals. Some scenes had re-enactments mixed in with the archival and personal interview scenes. Listening to the testimonials only made the tragedy more real for me. All I can say about my experience watching this film is that I have always known there are evil people in this world. This story is proof, I am sad to say.
3 ½ stars
Flash Movie Review: The Creator
IF THE PERSON I WAS INTERACTING with on the telephone was an artificially enhanced intelligent receptionist, then I was not impressed or worried. When the phone call connected and she greeted me, listing the medical group’s name, I thought she was a live person. After asking for my name and date of birth, she asked how she could help me. I told her I wanted to make an appointment to see a particular doctor. She said she was putting me on hold to check on availability. After a couple of minutes, she came back on the line and said there were several patients in queue ahead of me making appointments; as soon as they were done, she could then offer me open dates. Before I could say anything, she was replaced with an automatic message that said if I remain on hold for ten minutes, I will be asked to leave a message and someone from the doctor’s office would call me back. I thought how strange this was since I had just talked to the receptionist. After a few minutes, the same scenario occurred. I tried to break in but there was no hesitation on the receptionist’s part. All she offered was an apology but went right back into her message. I wound up staying online for ten minutes and then a recorded message came on and told me to leave my information for someone to return my call. I cannot tell you how annoyed I was by this experience. NOW IF I THOUGHT THIS WAS going to become the standard procedure for all of us, I would say why bother with AI. However, ever since I saw the film The Matrix, I have wondered at times if we could ever get to a point where machines would be making all the decisions for mankind. If I am not mistaken, one of the more contentious disagreements in the talks with the actors’ union is the use of artificial intelligence to capture samples of an actor’s voice or face to generate content without paying the actors. I had to wonder if there would be a time where I might be watching a movie and none of the cast really had acted in it; everyone was computer generated. It is a scary thought for me. Wasn’t It last week when the news reported there would be a new Beatles’ song because AI pulled out the voice of John Lennon from an old recording and cleaned it up to the point it sounded as if he had just recorded the song with the other Beatles? So musical artists can be replaced just like actors?!?! Is it possible if AI goes unchecked, we could one day find ourselves in a world like the one depicted in this action, adventure drama? SET IN A TIME WHERE HUMANS found themselves at war with the forces of artificial intelligence, a former soldier is chosen to hunt down a new weapon that could end mankind, allowing machines to rule the planet. With John David Washington (Tenet, Malcolm & Marie) as Joshua, newcomer Madeleine Yuna Voyles as Alphie, Emma Chan (Eternals, Crazy Rich Asians) as Maya, Allison Janney (Lou, The Hours) as Colonel Howell and Ken Watanabe (Godzilla franchise, Inception) as Harun; this story had a thought-provoking message wrapped in a visually, fascinating landscape that was filled with sensitive acting. I felt John David stood out while Madeleine Yuna Voyles was the show stealer; she was that good. However, my issue with this production was the script. It seemed as if the writers used several ideas from different films and tried to put a story together. Especially, the last third of the movie was a mishmash of lost opportunities. As I said earlier, the idea behind the story was both frightening and curious. One must wonder if human beings were even involved with the writing of this story.
2 ¾ stars
Flash Movie Review: Fair Play
AT A BUSINESS EVENT, I WAS introduced to a husband and wife, where the wife was the major breadwinner in the family. She was the head of her department that employed over 100 people. Their work directly affected the financial stability of the company. Her husband worked but I was not clear about what he did for a living. From the various times I ran into them at business functions, he was always there no matter where in the country the event was being held. I have known many couples where one makes a substantial amount of more money, so I am never surprised by such things. But here is the interesting thing I found with this couple; I have been around attendees and co-workers of the wife who mention the husband is a freeloader. They say he comes to every business event that involves a free meal. It is funny, because I have attended various events that served a meal, but I am not a fan of buffets. Hearing these comments made me wonder if they would have said the same thing if the husband’s and wife’s roles were reversed, where he was the major money earner, and the wife was not. The times I have been around the couple, I never got a sense that he was threatened or upset that his wife made more money than him. ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE spectrum, I know a couple where the husband and wife both worked, but the wife had a difficult time remaining at a job. I knew she did not have a college education, not that it always means something, but it seemed to me she did not want to work. She was taking temporary jobs, working with a temp agency. One job would last one month, then she would have a couple of weeks off before she got assigned to another company. As time went on, it seemed as if her time off between jobs was being extended further and further. Normally, I would not pay attention to any of this because it is not my business; however, whenever I was around the two of them the husband would make passive aggressive remarks about her not earning her keep. For example, she was talking about a wedding they were going to attend and how she wanted to get a new outfit for it. Her husband suggested, in that pseudo kidding way, she find a job to pay for the outfit; except, I could tell he was not kidding. It came to the point I was uncomfortable engaging with them when they were together. I was feeling that same uncomfortableness as I watched the main characters in this dramatic, mystery thriller. WORKING AT THE SAME COMPANY CAN be challenging for a couple. Especially, when the policy frowns on such relationships. When one of the couple’s job duties changes, it sets in motion a series of events that test the couple’s resolve. With Phoebe Dynevor (The Colour Room, Bridgerton-TV) as Emily, Alden Ehrenreich (Oppenheimer, Cocaine Bear) as Luke, Eddie Marsan (Happy-G0-Lucky, Vera Drake) as Campbell, Rich Sommer (The Devil Wears Prada, Mad Men-TV) as Paul and Sebastian De Souza (Kids in Love, Medici-TV) as Rory; I thought Phoebe and Alden were excellent as a couple. The range of emotions they displayed made for some exciting moments in the story. I was fully engaged as the story unfolded, fascinated with not only the emotional side of the story but the business side as well. Unfortunately, the last part of the movie did not maintain the clarity of the story. I was getting confused and thought the script dipped into comic book theatrics. Also, it seemed as if the characters lost some of their authenticity. This could have been a fascinating study of gender equality/inequality, but the message got somewhat lost.
2 ¾ stars
Flash Movie Review: Red, White, & Royal Blue
WHO WAS I TO TELL HER what to do? My friend was telling me about a date she had over the weekend, someone she had previously met at a party. Their date was at a coffee shop, and they settled down at a small table on the outdoor patio. She told me he was pleasant but boring. I asked her to explain what was boring about him. The things she described seemed to me to be just average traits that were neither boring nor exciting. He was not much of a book reader, but he did like reading magazines. His physical activities were focused on hikes, walking and bowling. My friend made a disparaging comment about his bowling; I told her there was nothing wrong with it and besides, it still was a physical activity. She continued and as I listened to her, I had to remind myself that this really was only one date. I did not understand how things like bowling and not being able to dance played such an important part in her decision process on whether to like a person or not. From my dating experiences, my dealbreakers were unclean fingernails, bad teeth and an unkept appearance. Whether they liked or participated in the same activities I enjoyed did not play such an important part in whether I was attracted to them or not. I told her first dates were tough, that I always agreed to a second date unless I felt there was something serious wrong with the person. I SHARED MY STORIES ABOUT A past relationship who I disliked upon first meeting. They were a college professor who stressed during our first date, that they did not want to get involved with anyone who was too dramatic. From our first date, I felt they were somewhat conceited; they talked a lot about the things they achieved since they started teaching at the college. I could not tell if they were boastfully talking out of nervousness or desperation. We got on the subject of travel, and they shared some of their travel stories, making a point to tell me about the people who kept complimenting the bathing suit they wore by the hotel’s pool. I took all of this in stride and agreed to meet up again. On our second date, there was a calmness in them that was not present before. Our conversation had more substance to it. I think it was on our fourth date, when I started to feel a real connection between us. I told my friend all of this, making the point to say that if I had based my decision on our first date and my impressions, I would not have found myself becoming attracted to them. However, I understood not everyone thinks like I do and may not want to give a second chance on a person. I saw it happen in this romantic comedy. IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO BE the son of famous parents; but, when the US President’s son and a royal prince get into a scuffle, the two are forced to put on appearances of friendship for the sake of important trade negotiations taking place between their countries. With the public watching, the two had to be careful about how they acted towards each other. With Taylor Zakhar Perez (Cruel Intentions-TV, The Kissing Booth-TV) as Alex Claremont-Diaz, Nicholas Galitzine (Cinderella, High Strung) as Prince Henry, Uma Thurman (Kill Bill franchise, The War with Grandpa) as Ellen Claremont, Thomas Flynn (Shark Bait, Bridgerton-TV) as Prince Philip and relative newcomer Bridget Benstead as Princess Martha; this film based on the best selling novel followed a standard rom-com template, though with a bit of a twist on it. There were several fun scenes with some witty dialog, that easily fell into place with how the story flowed. I felt the writers did an adequate job of keeping viewers interested in the characters and story. My first impression at the beginning of this movie improved as the story unfolded.
2 ½ stars
Flash Movie Review: She Came to Me
I DID NOT MEET THEM UNTIL years later after they were married. From what our mutual friends told me, they were a happy couple. Having met initially at a wedding reception, they went out for a drink a couple of days after the event. This was followed by a series of dates that progressed until it became official, they were a couple. I was told they took turns hosting dinner parties and game nights at each one’s home. They took vacations together, enjoying each other’s company more and more. After a couple of years, they got engaged with a fall wedding date planned for the year after. I was introduced to them after they had been married for fifteen years. Everything I had heard about them seemed to be accurate, but I was surprised to notice a bit of an edge to some of their comments. At first, I thought they were just teasing each other, but some of the comments sounded strong and judgmental to me. Because I only saw them in social circles and not one to one, each time I encountered them, they seemed to be more argumentative with each other and, in my opinion, unhappy. My impressions wound up being accurate because it was only a year or so later that they agreed to get a divorce. The ex-husband stopped coming to social events, but the ex-wife continued and from conversations, one of her comments stuck with me. She said she had outgrown her husband. FUNNY, I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THAT word, “outgrown.” I knew three other people who said the same thing about their reasons for divorcing their spouses. I believed it to be a valid reason because though I did not experience it in a love relationship, I did in a friendship. We had been friends all through school and several years after. Where we used to have similar reactions to situations, as time passed one of us started to have different viewpoints about things and no longer shared the camaraderie that resulted from reacting similarly to various situations. Not to be rude, but I believe this happened because I had been working on myself, emotionally and mentally, and was maturing at a different rate than my friend. The gap that formed between us only grew as time passed. It was not too long after where we started getting together less, not sharing as much personal information to avoid getting into any type of disagreement due to different perceptions. There was a sense of sadness as the years of friendship were simply turning into a stored memory, but the sense of relief generated from less time together was getting stronger. I chalked it up to one of life’s lessons; something like what took place in this comedic, romantic drama. SUFFERING FROM WRITER’S BLOCK, A COMPOSER walks the streets of New York City, where a chance encounter both surprises and scares him into a different state of mind. With Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones-TV, American Dreamer) as Steven Lauddem, Anne Hathaway (The Witches, The Hustle) as Patricia Jessup-Lauddem, Marisa Tomei (Spider-Man franchise, The Big Short) as Katrina Trento, relative newcomer Evan Ellison as Julian Jessup and Harlow Jane (Dig, I Love Us) as Tereza Szyskowski; the cast is what saved this movie. Everyone was wonderful, beautifully playing off each other. I appreciated the different story lines of the script; however, I felt there was too much going on that robbed each story of fully developing a sequence of growth. Each one alone was intriguing, but the range of emotions they drew out clashed somewhat for me. However, I still enjoyed watching this film, because it kept my curiosity piqued. Maybe the writers had some writer’s block of their own, which caused them to create extra story lines and weaken the distinctions between comedy, drama and romance.
2 ½ stars
Flash Movie Review: Dumb Money
I WAS STANDING IN LINE WITH a variety of people that I believed were the perfect representation of woman and mankind. There appeared to be individuals from every race, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds; except for one group, those who would be considered upper class or in other words, rich. Not that one can judge whether a person is wealthy or not by appearances; but let me say, there was no one in line who was wearing a three-piece suit or gave off the appearance of being well off. I know this could come off sounding judgmental and it is not my attention; however, just from appearances all of us in line looked like middle to lower class and a few looked like they were homeless. We were all in line to buy lottery tickets for the game that had a payout of over one billion dollars. For me, I was in line to buy a short-term fantasy. The drawing was going to take place in two days, so during that time I could fantasize about what my life would look like if I had one billion dollars. I would buy a new car and two new residences: one on the east coast and one on the west coast. With ticket in hand, I could imagine what my residence would look like after I had both completely furnished. It was a cheap dream. BUYING A LOTTERY TICKET, I KNOW, is not a good use of my money. I put it in the category of entertainment, like buying a magazine, an ice cream cone or museum admission. What I take more seriously is the money I invested in my retirement. I started buying stock many years ago with the purpose of using the proceeds to buy a house and it worked. Every pay period I would put a little money aside until I had enough to buy shares in a company I had researched. The number of shares I purchased always varied depending on how much money I saved up. Though it was not always easy, I still felt good no matter how much I could set aside that pay period. What bothered me greatly were the individuals who tried cheating the system. There were some people who bought shares in the company they worked for after receiving an inside tip. I always appreciated it when they got caught and had to make restitution. But I was not that naïve to think there were no other people who bought shares based on insider tips. I just wanted an even playing field for all. Maybe this is why I was rooting for the individual investors in this movie, based on a true story. AFTER INVESTING HIS LIFE SAVINGS INTO the shares of a company, then posting about it on his blog, his followers decide he is onto something and begin following his lead. Their buying power suddenly upsets the balance of power in the business world. With Paul Dano (The Fabelmans, The Batman) as Keith Gill, Pete Davidson (The King of Staten Island, Bodies Bodies Bodies) as Kevin Gill, Vincent D’Onofrio (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Cell) as Steve Cohen, America Ferrera (It’s a Disaster, Superstore-TV) as Jenny and Myha’la Herrold (Plan B, Industry-TV) as Riri; this biographical comedic drama kept my interest throughout the story. I thought the cast did a great job and enjoyed the way the scenes were broken up with snippets of each person’s life and circumstances while the shares they purchased take them on a wild ride. Though I follow stocks, I felt the writers did a wonderful job of making things simple enough to let those not familiar with the business aspects still enjoy the story, and what a story. Such an incredible feat that I felt, even though I am sure there is more to the story, the production crew brought it to the big screen in a fascinating and illuminated way. I felt right at home with all of those depicted in the film having a dream.
3 ¼ stars
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