Everybody’s Fine
Rating: A/4 – Frank knew he didn’t have the most exciting professional life and hoped and “knew” that each of his kids could be whatever they (he) wanted them to be. Because of this attitude, his kids (and wife) only told him what he was willing to listen to (never any bad news, everybody was always fine). The visit he makes to each child is very eye-opening and you learn right along side him how his link to his family is starting to fall apart. The trip turned out to be more for him than for his children, though ultimately it did bring them all together again.
Shop Around the Corner, The
Rating: 5 Not as good as You’ve Got Mail, in my opinion, but since it’s the inspiration behind it, it’s great. It’s still very impressive to see Jimmy Stewart’s character change and realize the person he really fell in love with and get over his unfounded prejudices. Stewart really had to humble himself and put [...]
Christmas Carol, A
Rating: 5 At Christmas, there is a plethora of Christmas shows, half of which are variations of Charles Dickens classic story, “A Christmas Carol.” The best of these, in my opinion, is the 1984 version starring George C. Scott. The movie follows Dickens original very well and therefore, all of the good qualities in that [...]