Movie Reviews

I have two movie reviews for you today:  Spielberg's Lincoln and Breaking Dawn part 2.

Dear Friend Micheale and I saw Lincoln yesterday in the afternoon.  It is based on the book "Team of  Rivals" and is really a short look at the president's life--January 1865 until his death in April.  The majority of the film focuses on his push for the 13th amendment.  Brilliant, I tell you.  Daniel Day-Lewis is absolutely terrific as the president.  And Sally Field, who I usually visualize as Mrs. Gump or Shelby's Mama (from Steel Magnolias) is the very best kind of mentally-ill, grief-stricken woman to play Mrs. Lincoln.  The supporting cast is fabulous too,and the history is wonderful.  I thought, throughout the film, we need this kind of leadership in Washington today.  It was a fantastic film,and I highly recommend it.

This morning Dear Friend Pam and I went to see Breaking Dawn...because she wanted to go and her good youngest son--who went to the other Twilight movies with her--has left for a mission and isn't here to see it with her.  Of the Twilight movies I have seen, this was the best production quality wise, but the acting still leaves much to be desired.  The story is really quite silly, but I'm sure there are worse things out there.  The really horrible part was the woman sitting next to us with her three little girls--very little girls.  The smallest might have been 5.  Are you kidding me?!?  This movie was rated PG-13...and I covered my eyes in parts.  These poor little girls....they will either have nightmares from what they saw--sex, violence, scariness--or else what a sad life they live if this is the stuff they are used to seeing. 

So, if you have a chance to see a movie over the Thanksgiving holiday...check out Skyfall (the new James Bond film) or Lincoln!  They were both great.  Save the Breaking Dawn show for a free movie rental at RedBox.  But not for the kiddies.