The Boss

GENERAL INFORMATION

Release Info: 8 April 2016

Director: Ben Falcone
Writer: Ben Falcone and Steve Mallory
Running Time: 99 Minutes

Staring:  Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage

Rating? R

SPOILERS? YES

REVIEWS

IMDB: 5.3 of 10

MY RATING: 4

STORYLINE

A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.

MY REVIEW

Well, It was a Saturday morning matinee and it was only $5. If I had paid full price on a night showing and bought soda and popcorn, this would have gone in a different direction. A very different direction.

What I DID LIKE about this movie:

• It was pretty funny. I will give them that at least!!

What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:

• It was a little over the top on one-liners and was just a little cheesy about 60% of the time.
• I do love and appreciate crude humor, but this sat on the line and crossed over just a little too much. I am no where near prudish, but seriously. That was just too much!!
• Predictable as hell!!
• An SNL skit gone entirely too long!!
• This was not the greatest writing, lacked a sense of purpose other than the redemption of the main character.
• This movie is just offensive to my sensibilities!!

On a more personal note..... I was taking a selfie, as usual, and I loved the way it turned out. So, I recolored it to black and white! I was still a little teary today because of Boomer. My 7 year old cat passed away this week and it really sucks. He had heart problems and it was unexpected and horrible! He was an awesome little guy who looked especially dapper in his bow ties. He will truly be missed.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Release Info: 8 April 2016

Director: Mike Flanagan
Writer: Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel
Running Time: 81 Minutes

Staring:  John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco

Rating? R

SPOILERS? NOPE

REVIEWS

IMDB: 6.7 of 10

MY RATING: 8

STORYLINE

A deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.

MY REVIEW

I had my reservations about this movie, but it was clearly a surprise. We are introduced to Maddie, played by Kate Siegel,  who is working on a novel deep in the woods when her world gets jumbled up and insane when a masked man shows up in her window to terrorize her. She clearly does not see him and does not hear him either. Did I mention that she was deaf? Yeah, that takes this story to a whole new level. I wanted to yell at her so many times to just LOOK at the window. I did appreciate the way this film lets you really feel what she must be going through.

What I DID LIKE about this movie:

• Michael Trucco... Enough Said, but not really. I have loved him since One Tree Hill and loved him again in Battlestar Galactica and in Revenge.. I mean, what have I not loved him in!! 
• Creative! It was a simple story-line that could have gotten messy and lost itself in the details. This was not the case. It was certainly effective storytelling. 

What I DID NOT LIKE about this movie:

• There were some pieces that lost me, but not enough to fail the movie was a whole. (Dream sequence)

On a more personal note..... Fun at work today. I feel like I always have so many screens in front of me! Pink and pearls today!! And finally, after I got home, I let Jinxie and Isabella watch some "Bird TV" on the computer.

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