"1)repeating cliches isnt funny at all 2)crumby idea isnt funny at all 3)actors(what a disgrace to the term)arent funny at all.things that are funny about how high 1)how quickly this became rentable 2)the steady decline of price. thats all."
"I saw this one when it first came out (on Lifetime) and am delighted it is finally available on video/Dvd. Thora Birch does an exceptional job playing a girl whose family life is chaotic (her mother is a drug addict, her father is mentally ill).
She's the butt of jokes at school because she has had no training in normal social behanvior and her home is so cluttered and messy that finding clean clothes to wear is a major challenge.
Somehow she manages to rise above her circumstances, beating the odds and going to Harvard. Credit the filmmakers for being honest and staying away from saccharine solutions. THis is a gritty but riveting film. A must-have in my colletion..should be in yours. "
Murder Rooms - The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
"I've been looking forward to watch these features. And I was rather disapointed, even if the décor is superb, the acting fine and the mystery well written... The dialogues are boring, some scenes are meant to be funny, exciting or whatever - but you can see the machinery of the screenwriter - This whole series is just a weak 'ersatz' for the real stuff (Poirot, Holmes, Morse, ...)"