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Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Memories of old, great movies
This movie reminds me of the wonderful movies of the 1940's, though, this one is somewhat more complicated and definitely more adult (but, who makes love with their bra on, in real life?). Zellweger has a wonderful way of communicating with her face, wrinkling her nose and squinting her eyes and seems sweet even when she is totally upset. The scenes were beautiful; the acting made me teary at times and at many other times were so funny. There was one situation where she was puzzled but not enough to ask questions which almost doomed her, not too realistic, otherwise the movie is a 10.
If you liked Nurse Betty, you will love this movie!
The Last September (1999)
Beautiful scenes, dreary plot, unfulfilling
This movie reminded me of Howard's End. Though Howard's End was much easier to follow, and there were beautiful scenes, it was very boring. In Late September, it was very hard to tell who was related to who and the plot was unrecognizable through the first half of the movie where we suffer through the prattle of supposed problems of the rich. The last half of the movie was more interesting but the ending just trailed off. Some sexuality, one brief, partial nude scene. From 1-10, I rank it as a 3.
Mission to Mars (2000)
Must see for Sci-fi fans but ...
This IS a must see for Sci-fi fans but the soap opera aspects are a turn off. The views of the space craft from space, the terrain on mars and the scenes showing the information they receive of the history of mars are the best.
Tim Robbins finally plays a role with some animation! I didn't know he could act until now. Still not an outstanding performance. There really were no outstanding performances, but very acceptable.
Now, the soap opera; Tim Robbins and his wife are part of the rescue team sent to Mars, never a good idea, their love for each other gets in the way of the mission. Two of the characters have such a teary scene it affects their ability to meet a critical deadline.