She lives on the upper floors of her apartment building that has no elevator (of course), and refuses to stay with her sister. (Plus the main characters are maarrieeedd in real life! isn’t that sweet?)Ī woman gets hit by a car breaking her arm and leg. It’s well written, the music is right, and it’s entertainingly understated. Things ever get so hard in your life that you just kindof want to not deal with it all? Maybe hop in the first cab you see and embark on a trans-country road trip with a complete stranger? So, probably not in real life, but this movie is great for those that wish they could. It’s a tear jerker without trying too hard to be, I think. So the plot: A lady is diagnosed and suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease, hires a young college student who knows nothing about caring for sick people, it’s Houston based, and did I mention that it’s completely worth watching for Hilary Swank? The title indicates the relationship the two women develop over the course of the film and what they contribute to each other’s lives. Truthfully I didn’t know anything about the plot before I started watching this movie, but I was hooked into it right away. I know she probably has better movies, but the plots all seemed too painful for me (Escapism, please?). If you ever doubted Hilary Swank’s acting prowess, get thee to a couch to watch this movie stat. I would recommend not thinking about the plot too hard because it’s too easy to punch holes in it, but it’s easy enough to just sit and enjoy. Unless you’re the husband to the female main character. There was a very Buffy-esque moment at the end of the film where he made you wait for the other person to show up, hinting that maybe they were crazy all along and the movie has just been messing with you (thanks Joss), but all ends well (sortof. As a Joss Whedon fan, I had no idea that he had written and executive produced this film until the credits started to roll. Assuming the foreign “presence” as a sign of insanity, it was fun to see them get to actually know each other once they realized they were linked to an actual person. It’s worth it to watch anyway!)Ī guy and a girl who live on opposite sides of the USA are psychically linked since childhood, being able to inhabit the other’s mind and body at times of their choosing and intense stress. For the machomen of the house, nothing of significance blows up, and Vin Diesel appears in absolutely none of these movies. (Disclaimers: Coming from a mother of four, none of these movies are suitable for little eyes, in my opinion. So you too can say, “Get out, friends and family. But here are my thoughts about the films with hopes that you will enjoy them too. I am not a critic, mind you (you’ll see), just your average Netflix binge watcher. The titles all somewhat sound the same, and the plots are predictable (they are chick flicks, after all), but I finished each of them with feeling better than I had watched them for different reasons. After appearing on my “you might like”, “top picks for Lauren”, “more like this” lists, I finally beat the heat by snuggling up in bed and wasting, I mean (cough), enriching my Sunday afternoons with an intense click flick extravaganza over the past couple of months. Categories: Living Reading Time: 4 minutes
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