Weekend Wrap-up Feb. 24th: Movie Review
In my Music Monday feature, I’ve been taking a trip down memory lane, visiting some of the music that I used to listen to. Some bands had completely disappeared off my radar and it was quite pleasant to rediscover them. Others, I have to shake my head and apologize to my mom and dad for putting them through that.
Let’s talk movies. On Tuesday, I mentioned I watched The Whale with Brendan Fraser who’s claim to fame started with the comedy, Encino Man, which was about a frozen caveman thawed and revived in 1980s Los Angeles. With a co-star like Pauly Shore, how could you go wrong?
Many comedic actors have crossed from their forte to dramatic acting. Robin Williams is an obvious one, but Steve Martin, Melissa McCarthy, Eddie Murphy, and Whoopi Goldberg are just a few others of note.
Ray Romano, best known for his stand-up career which lead to his hit show, Everybody Love Raymond, wrote and directed the dramatic movie, Somewhere in Queens, starring another comedic actor, Laurie Metcalf.
It is about a father who works for his father (along with his brothers and nephews) in the family construction business, and who struggles to make the right choices to give his own son a different path than his own.
Right from the start, he and Metcalf pull off great performances that make you forget how they started their careers. Of course there are some funny moments, and one in particular that made me laugh out loud, even watching it alone.
Worth a view. 4/4 stars.
On my blog this week:Weekend Wrap-up Feb. 24th: Movie ReviewFree Book Friday Feb. 23: Free Short StoryThursday is Bookday: Reviews that isWeird Wednesday Feb. 21: A Post PostMovie Tuesday: Feb 19Hope you enjoyed the recap! Feel free to share it with others.
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.
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