New Releases For Home Viewing This Week

Two new releases for home viewing this week for me to note. Both are just....below average.

GIFTED
Directed by Marc Webb
Screenplay by Tom Flynn
Starring Chris Evans; McKenna Grace; Lyndsay Duncan; Jenny Slate; and Octavia Spencer




Well....you see the story...so I do not have to explain.

This film was a disappointment. The trailer sucked me in.

The relationship between Frank (Evans) and Bonnie (Slate), which was a very small part of this film was more interesting than the plot. Or maybe I should say less annoying. Bonnie is the only one here who is not annoying.
Frank: Just makes stupid decisions after stupid decisions. And he is an educator.
Mary: played by Mckenna Grace is sooooooooo annoying. I think the screenwriter thought she was cute and sassy. No!! Not so much. This is not a reflection on the actress Grace, she is wonderful but the script let her down.
Evelyn: Who plays Mary's Grand-mom. Who is unfocused and is just mean.

Then there is Roberta played by Octavia Spencer who is just plain wasted.Its Octavia Spencer!!!!
Then they wrap this up with a story around a one eyed cat. It felt rushed and stunningly anti climatic.

Is there any good?
Evans and every one else are very good here. It is just a bad script.

A disappointing 2 out of 5 stars for Gifted.




UNFORGETTABLE
Starring Denise Di Novi
Screenplay by Christina Hodson; David Leslie Johnson
Starring Kathrine Heigl; Rosario Dawson: and Geoff Stults






Well....we have  all seen the story before ....woman scorned gets revenge on the new woman.
However you go in because it is kind of fun too watch how things go down.
Sadly this film was not fun...just annoying.
What was bad?
-Rosario Dawson as Julia Banks is an intelligent business woman...successful. However she is constantly doing stupid things and making bad decisions. She is just frustrating to watch. She just lets everybody around her walk all over her, including the husband to be. What are you doing???!! He is not standing with you...RUN!! Speaking of which.........................
-Geoff Stults as David the ex hubby and soon to be hubby is a dud. I do not get why crazy ex wants him. I do not understand why soon to be wife wants him. I mean...yes he is good looking, but he is just an ass.
-The plot was just stupid and  not even close to being realistic. Like letting a person who had a dead man in his/her house and using a knife with his/her finger prints on it walk away. We do not have enough to hold you. HUH??????????!!!!!! Or hitting someone on the back with a weapon....clearly the person was hit on the back not the head but the person had cuts all over his/her face. I could go on but ...I can not get this time back.


There is one good note....
Heigl as Tessa is really good at playing uptight crazy.


1 1/2 stars out of 5 for this annoying film. The only good thing is the acting by Heigl.


From the shadows as always thanks for your time.