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Forever My Girl (2018)
This one is different
It's a story we've all seen more than a few times, but this one is a cut above the rest. I had not heard of the novel it was based on, which is unusual because I prefer reading over watching. Even more unusual is that my husband admitted to watching it while on a business trip and recommended that I see it. I'm not sure if I can identify exactly what makes Forever My Girl unique, but I want to try. The movie was directed and filmed exceptionally well, and all production categories rated well over average. The acting was also much better than the majority of those in this genre, the very talented John Benjamin Hickey an especially pleasant bonus, as usual. The cute cute cute Abby Ryder Fortson was a delight, seriously fun to watch, and no one else could have done better than Jessica Rothe as Josie. The soundtrack inspired me to google the musicians to learn about them as well as to listen to more of their music, which says it all. However, even with all of those positives, in my opinion what makes this movie stand out is Alex Roe. I'm not familiar with a lot of the younger actors who've emerged over the last decade, and although until I saw this movie that included Alex, he will definitely be on my radar from now on. He appears to have depth of character and a rare gift of portraying transparency and vulnerability in a way that indicates it's who he is. There's light behind those eyes, something as precious as a rare gem that's missing in so many actors, even in those who receive most of the accolades. I hope Alex is willing to do whatever he needs to do to cultivate that gift, that he somehow figures out a way to stay true to himself in an industry where originality gets swallowed up. If he does, there's a world of remarkable ahead.
The Nurse (2023)
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil...
...is for good men to do nothing, and The Nurse provides a powerful reminder of just how true that is.
The Nurse is an incredibly well done limited series depicting the true story of not only a disturbed woman who committed multiple murders, but also a failed system that remained broken far too long because of the silence of others. If Pernille Kurzmann Lundén was reprimanded by a superior for voicing her suspicions as shown in episode 2, that's another serious matter that the hospital administrators should address. Every entity that involves a group of people working together should make it safe for employees to alert someone in authority of potentially criminal or harmful behavior. This series begs the questions, what has happened to civilized societies that integrity has become the exception rather than the rule, and blowing the whistle feared rather than expected? Pernille's integrity took tremendous courage, which unfortunately is all too often the case.
The injustice of Christina Aistrup's stunningly inadequate 12 year sentence is a slap in the face to her victims and their families. As others have mentioned, Christina may have had childhood trauma that contributed to her psychological problems, and she should be treated if that's the case, but millions have suffered through every imaginable childhood abuse, and yet don't resort to Christina's level of nefarious attention seeking. Christina was not given anywhere near the consequences she deserved, even if the deaths couldn't be linked with 100% certainty to her actions, what she did was unconscionable. If one of the victims had been a child/spouse/parent of someone on the higher court it's doubtful the same opinion would be held. The Nurse series doesn't get bogged down with frivolous filler but delivers a suspenseful story by talented actors that was over too quickly and left me wanting to know more, enough so that I want to read the book, which is the best there is to say about any program. Definitely worth the watch.