What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Sunday, November 10, 2024

The Christmas Charade - 2024

It's getting to be that time of year again. That time when we gather together and spend some quality time watching Hallmark movies and playing bingo. The unfortunate side effect of this fun activity is all the movies blend together, and we can't remember which ones we've actually watched. The reviews for these are more to log that I've watched them than to make any real commentary on the movies themselves, but I will make comments. I just have to. Side note: One of our squares is 'dead parent.' Everyone who plays with us the first time is shocked by our enthusiasm when we can mark that one off. It's in a lot of them, though. Trust us! 

This is one of the new movies for 2024, and I have to say, I was a little shocked. The plot was so weird. If you hate the FBI or want to think of them as inept morons, this is the movie for you! The main guy is supposed to be FBI, but he's the worst. He's not stealthy, his tactical vest looks like he's about to go fly fishing, and he has a random woman ruin his plans and their only solution is to let the citizen help catch the criminal that's been stealing priceless artifacts. Also, let's just bask in the glory that is the plan. They're going to put a fake (made by an old lady in a few hours from a cell phone picture) in place of the real monstrosity that is a necklace. The FBI acts like they've never considered that before...ever.

This movie was so frustrating. The woman, I can't even remember her name, had the worst parents. At one point, we liked her dad, but then he was dumb. They're in New York at Christmas, and no one feels the need to wear a coat half the time. The 'snow' in the movie really bothered me for some reason as well. We have 'obvious fake snow' as a square, so we got that, but overall no one got a bingo and we hated this one. Sad use of the girl from Signed, Sealed, Delivered, but she was only in it briefly, so there's that. And one more thing: someone who's never tangoed before will NOT dance like that...just saying.



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