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A Star for Christmas (2012)
Makes Me Smile
I honestly don't know why I like this movie so much, but I watch it almost every year. It's quirky, odd, and endearing...and the bakery setting is delicious. Yay for cupcakes! I know some say the movie is not very "Christmas-y", but maybe that's one of the reasons I like it. It doesn't take itself too seriously.
Ibiza (2018)
The Pendulum Swings Wide
I have never watched a movie that swings so much between cute and repulsive. I really don't know what to do with it.
It earns stars from me in soundtrack, cinematography, and actor chemistry... and yes, I laughed too. ...but I just couldn't celebrate the self-serving debaucherous lifestyle and lack-of-point depicted here. Do people really live like that? I don't want to know. It was like watching people I really like in a train wreck of human frailty. I know I am being weighty with a movie intended to be light, but a little moral elevation here would have been more rewarding. To end on an up note: the 4 main actors were darn cute.
Children of the Dust (1995)
Split on acting, split on accuracy - overall good story
I'm writing this review mainly to highlight the excellent acting job by Sidney Poitier and Regina Taylor. Their story line was the most refined, and they are a joy to watch. The other elements had some weakness, but overall I enjoyed this miniseries (which I hear is better than its movie counterpart "A Good Day to Die", where the many scene-cuts take their toll on the story). I appreciate another reviewer who indicated the historical inaccuracies; I always like to know if what I'm watching is real or fabricated, so thanks for that. As far as the ending...(SPOILER ALERT)...I would have written a different one that included a surprise escape, but that's just me. I can see why the writers when for high-drama; every actor needs a good rebellious-death-scene-with-screaming female now and then.