Okay. Didn’t see that coming. This series has gone completely off the rails.
Another big legal blunder in the script. Where was the consultant? In the discrimination lawsuit against the organization for the deaf, the CEO tells McKenzie he can’t reveal to the board what he has learned during the case about her alleged financial improprieties, because she is protected by attorney-client privilege. However, the suit is not against her personally; it is against the organization. Leland is thus the organization’s attorney and any privilege is with the organization, not her personally. Nothing prevents Leland from disclosing what he has learned to the organization’s board. If that had been his reply to her efforts to silence him, rather than threatening to resign from the case, as he does in the plot, it would have made for a much more interesting — and legally accurate — plot development.
This movie is absolute proof that you can throw any number of big name movie stars together and end up with result that is truly dreadful, as Angela Lansbury herself is reported to have said. I can only imagine what she thought of the terrible dialogue she was given. Cringey, to put it mildly.
Note to Stuart: no cheese on spaghetti with clams!
I don't quite understand why they replaced the actor playing Harry yet. In this episode, Harry is meant to be around 15 years old: this new actor (Luther Ford) is in his 20s, while the previous one (Fflyn Edwards) is 14, much closer to Harry's age at the time... To correct another bit of The Crown fiction, William did not fly to Canada with his father (and Harry): the next two heirs were not allowed to fly together, at the time... Interesting to see Philip reflecting on his own father-son relationship with Charles ("We're not very good at fathers and sons in this family", says Charles at one point) — I wonder if he ever had those thoughts — but he is now known to have been a much warmer person in private than his public persona led people to believe, and this according to William's adult recollections in a documentary about his grandfather... William's going up to Highgrove, following the seminal talk with his grandfather at Eton, makes for a moving scene (whether it ever happened or not)... Note in the credits: they got a "Chess consultant".
Excellent. Well worth the two minutes you invest in it (four minutes if you watch it twice). Shows a realistic Sofia Coppola aesthetic. It made me want more, which is all one can ask for, anytime, anywhere, sometime, Somewhere. See what I did there?
Interesting to see the parallels illustrated: Charles vs Diana post-divorce; Diana vs Camilla in the press; Diana vs Dodi and their fathers; Diana with the kids vs Charles (“I’ll just dump them with the nanny”, which is absolutely not accurate: the Emir of Qatar was coming to see the Queen, as Head of State, not Charles. So many liberties taken about the 50th birthday party: the press are not “invited” to these things, Charles did not make a speech, and Margaret was not there. And the scenes of Charles trying to manage Camilla’s “relaunch” in the public eye are ridiculous. Finally, why is the Queen again given such a dour portrayal? Overall, a decent episode, very well directed.
Excited to see a new season sequel has been greenlit. https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/starz-spartacus-house-of-ashur-nick-tarabay-steven-s-deknight-1235786523/
READ THIS FIRST. Look, there is one character. Things happen to him, but not much. There is some dialogue in the first few minutes, then that’s it. From then on, he is talking to himself. Occasionally. If you think this is for you, go for it. If that sounds too weird, save yourself from having later to leave a meaningless review like “that was boring”.
More romanticization than factual biography about a subject whose actual story would make an engrossing story on its own. Coupled with mediocre acting, direction, and editing and with dialogue peppered with modern idioms which come across as jarring given the period setting and additional music written for the movie that is not at all styled in keeping with that period, this entire movie falls flat and disappoints.
Engrossing, well paced, satisfying. This is a solid detective story spanning decades about a long unsolved art theft. Possible answers start to emerge decades after the caper. I won’t say more as it would spoil it. If you like documentaries, detective stories, and/or have an interest in the high dollar art world, this is for you. (If you watch it based on this comment please come back and reply with your reaction. I’d be curious to hear it.).
Had to stop after 30 min. Absolutely nothing was even remotely funny.
Too many songs! With lyrics! While characters are speaking! And that Bruce Springsteen cover, by a group named Biz Coletti, was just terrible.
The segment on McKinsey (and consultants in general) was one of Oliver’s best in recent memory. Superb.
Probably better than most of season 3. We come full circle in a way to some sort of conclusion. I felt in season 3 that the show was running out of ideas, so it’s best to end here.
Good treatment of a difficult issue in one of the more serious episodes.
I was here for James Franco and Jeffery Self, but I got lucky with some travel tips from Matt Lauer.
Ok, the open house scene had me on the floor.
Cranky old coot — no wonder that place is now closed.
The awful dated rooms Ramsay’s team transformed are truly magnificent but the wife-owner is too much of a basket case to see it. The epilogue explains why that place is now shuttered.
Tally: 1 clueless and incompetent owner + 1 clueless and incompetent crying owner.
A great story that still resonates today, with so many self-appointed censors in states like Florida and Texas.
Serious topic. MJF does a great acting job here.
Surprising that an early 80s prime time sitcom should deal with this subject … and do it so well. (The actress playing Lorraine is actually British, not French, and her French, on the phone call, is rather atrocious.)
Entertaining. Some very funny bits. Great animations, of course, being Disney.
Good setup in act 1 and good development in act 2 but then no resolution so ultimately quite unsatisfactory.
The scene between Malcolm and Stewart after they step out of the BBC studio control room is completely unhinged (even for this series) and absolutely priceless.
Even for a older cop show, the level of homophobia written into this episode is uncomfortable. Difficult to believe this was produced in Canada, in the 21st century.
Both Wesley and his helmet hair are back for this one, but the storyline is great for the resolution of his arc on TNG and thanks to the clever tie-in of Native American culture and history.
Get-to-know-an-alien-culture thru possession… again! TNG has pulled on this trope so many times the writers probably made this one up as a joke and the script accidentally slipped into the production pile.
