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Big Sky: Catch a Few Fish (2022)
Jensen Ackles!
I'm going to be real here you guys, I only watched this mess for Jensen Ackles, and I will watch season 3 for one reason only: Jensen Ackles.
Even without having seen the previous episodes, a good show should absolutely pull you in (or make you somewhat interested) if the writing is good and the characters are compelling. Big Sky... does not do that. The writing, at least in this season finale, seems... well, not quite "bad" but certainly not good!
Luckily, King Jensen is here. Anyone intelligent and with a keen eye can tell that Mr. Ackles is an exceptional guy and a fine actor. His on-screen presence immediately elevates whatever he's in. He reminds me of one of my favourite 80s actors (I won't say who, hehe!) who, just like Jensen, could elevate any film or show he found himself in just by virtue of being, well, himself. Yes, he is that good, at least in my opinion.
Time will tell whether this show will retain my interest, but I hope that the writers have had some time to get it together and deliver better quality this upcoming season. The decision to make Jensen Ackles a series regular was a smart one, and maybe some other casting choices for S3 will also help.
As for the review by "bobleb" berating Mr. Ackles, all I can say is that this person's judgement of anything concerning actors, cinema and/or television cannot be trusted and should therefore be taken with a grain of salt. This individual's rating of "Dial M for Murder" is ridiculous; even if they didn't enjoy that movie, no one of sound mind could possibly think that the writing, the characters and the plot were so bad so as to rate it 4/10. And who gives a 1 star rating to "Casino Royale"? This person has a distorted understanding of what makes good cinema/television.
Borgen: The Future Is Female (2022)
Dubbing? What dubbing?
I'm really confused by the reviews here. The show is in Danish with English subtitles as it's always been. I don't know if it has an English dub or not, as I haven't checked. But on Netflix Canada it's clearly available with the original Danish dialogue, as it's always been.
Those of you reviewing the show should take care not to misinform audiences or rate down the show because you don't know how to change the audio (and/or subtitles). The show has not been "dumbed down" at all; agree or disagree with the politics (and there's plenty I disagree with), the writing seems fairly good and engaging thus far.
I give this episode 7/10; hopefully the rest of the season is good too.
Hearts of Spring (2016)
watch it if you really love Michael Shanks; ignore otherwise
4 stars for Michael Shanks, 1/2 star for the actual film. By the time it ended I was grateful.
As someone else said, the actress is too old to be his romantic interest, and worst of all, LOOKS old. Her atrocious acting doesn't help either. Her character is self righteous and not particularly likeable and despite being a "successful mommy blogger" she's not even right about her parenting advice - yes it's good to listen to your kids, but trying to be their best friend is really dumb. You're their parent. You cannot be their "bestie". As a son, I have a good relationship with my mom and we talk about important things all the time. But she's not my friend - she's my mom and I respect her. Children can never be equals with their parents, thus making friendship impossible. That doesn't mean we can't have a meaningful and harmonious relationship with one another.
Anyway, in the movie Michael Shanks' character apologizes to her for... what exactly? Speaking his mind? Giving sound advice? He should have mentioned to her that he was the one commenting on her blog, but this woman acted like he'd committed a crime. Horrible script, pathetic "conflict", and chemistry nowhere to be found. Ugh.