Blondepsychobrat79 Reviews

It Chapter Two (2019)

Not Bad, but missing something

[8/10 · 30 December 2019]

I was so excited to finally watch the second part, being an avid Stephen King Reader, I hoped they'd get things right. The setting was good, but I did have some issues with the cast. McAvoy as Bill? Bill is tall, a little shy and clumsy but sweet. He's not short and intense. Perfectly wrong casting in my view. It was just wrong. The story veered from the book, but that was fine. The essence was retained, and it wrapped everything up in a neat little parcel.

Secret Obsession (2019)

It's not even bad enough to be funny!

[1/10 · 9 August 2019]

I'm not sure what persuaded me to watch this movie, despite my gut feeling that it would be bad. Assuming that the trailer I saw would not be the entire plot of the movie, I hoped it would have more to offer. WRONG! The entire plot was in the trailer! Smart move, Netflix. Which genius came up with that? It's a little bit of Misery mixed with Before I Go To Sleep, although miles away from either quality. The only part in the movie where I winced for a moment, was when "Russell" beat his beloved on the head with a rock. As far as plot holes and movie mistakes, there is little point listing them all, as there are simply too many. The most annoying is what is typical in badly made chases, where the killer seems to move very slowly, the victim runs, yet the killer is somehow faster and ahead of her without her having seen him. When the cop shows up at the end, nobody noticed him, despite them all being in a forest with nobody in sight. The directing was simply terrible: they show the cop looking at a report, we can clearly see what he is reading, but they have to make him tap it with his fingers, just to make sure. *eyeroll* The way the cop called the nurse up so often, who apparently does not work shifts and knows all patients immediately by name, who then contacts the security team at night who immediately send her a file of a surveillance video. First off all, when does IT every do anything that quickly? Secondly, how could they have scanned those 24 hours so quickly to find the exact few seconds where "Russell" walks into the hospital, conviently parking right in front of the camera? Also: Why didn't the cop ever call the doctor? A doctor will release a patient, not a nurse. But enough of that. They didn't give us enough insight into the crazy killer, we don't really know why and how he killed her parents, or what the hell was going on. Too few explanations, too little suspense, it wasn't even bad enough to be funny, it was simply bad. The only reason I kept watching it, is because I thought the plot would have a twist. I imagined she would find out that it was actually her real husband who had caused her accident, he was the crazy killer! "Russell" was simply trying to save her from finding this out, and wasn't keeping her captive, but protecting her for her own good. The guy who showed up with flowers at the hospital? A known stooge of the real killer, and a threat to her life. Of course, silly woman draws the wrong conclusions, but it was actually in her best interest, and by escaping "Russell", she runs right into the arms of...the real killer: Russell, her husband! Because the real Russell, who did kill her parents and try to kill her, is still out there with unfinished business. NOW you have a movie that's not in the trailer, people.

Parenthood (2010–2015)

Started off promising, didn't deliver.

[2/10 · 14 July 2019]

The Bravermans would like to be seen as a family that stays together, when actually all they do is meddle in each other's lives and cry. We have Adam Braverman, the eldest who thinks he's a leader, but it's actually a control freak who removes his teenage daughter's door and gives her zero privacy as well as showing double standards for boys and girls. The knock-kneed actor with a hang to exaggerated gestures with his hands seems to think he's talking to toddlers, when in fact, it's his wife. His wife cries in every single episode, and likes to whine "Maaaaax" as interjections to any conversation. Their daughter Haddie is trapped in between the control freak parents, who say they raised their daughter well but refuse to trust her. Good going, parents. Sara is supposed to be the loser of the family, but is just Lorelai Gilmore 2.0 in exactly the same outfits. You can tell she has a romantic relationship with the guy playing her brother, not a good match and comes across creepy. She has too good a relationship with her kids to be a "loser mom", and is too likeable to be a loser. Her daughter Amber is supposed to be this tough kid, yet who constantly cries. Confusing character as she is respectful 98% of the time, and only if the writers want conflict, does she become a "naughty girl", but her character is inconsistent. Poor Drew is a victim of his mom's and sister's overbearing personality, a shy kid who seems like he just really doesn't want to be there and we can't blame him. Joel and Julia make good money as she's a lawyer and he watches the kid. Her dad makes comments about him being emasculated, which is far too 1950s. Besides, you can work part time if your genius daughter is in school. Instead, they adopt a boy and hover over him 24/7, because suddenly her job is not demanding anymore and you need 2 parents to ask a kid to turn off the TV. Cosby is my favorite as he's the only one consistent to his character. He's funny and authentic, despite being handed a kid who is 5 years old and the mom didn't even ask you if you want you be in his life before introducing him to you. Dangerous game. The parents are also a little stange, I don't think it was good casting. The dad is a veteran, old fashioned but still super involved in his kid's and grandkids lives. Camille is supposed to be hippiesque but is just a doormat in the end makes a whiny face 99% of the time. Everyone is over involved. One person goes to the hospital and everyone shows up with their small kids. In real life, you'd go on taking care of your kids and call or text to find out what's happening. But nothing is "real life" in this show. Everyone sleeping with their boss, a really hot girl hitting on Adam instead of Crosby, dads are seemingly more involved than moms and all the houses are always clean. The only realistic thing is the way people argue, everyone talking over each other instead of waiting for cues like they do in other shows. It does get annoying after a while though. There are better shows.