Three sentence movie reviews: Paddington Bear

I stayed far away from this movie in 2014, because I didn’t want a favorite childhood book to be ruined by the movie adaptation. However, Paddington 2 was getting such rave reviews from critics* that I decided to check it out. It did the opposite of ruining a childhood favorite; it made it better with a funny sweetness and great acting all around.**

Cost: Netflix subscription
Where watched: at home, with Matt, who had no childhood references to the book and also enjoyed the film.

*When critics are raving about Paddington 2, is something wacky in the world, or is it just that good of film?  Time will tell.
**Nicole Kidman=very fun villain. See also: To Die For

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2014/paddington_bear.html

Three sentence movie reviews: Tramps

A birdwalk on IMDB involving Grace Van Patten* brought me to this film which is a standard day-in-the-life story, this one involving two people operating right on the edge of criminal behavior. It held my attention, but did not dazzle, and I suspect I’m going to go off on another birdwalk chasing down Callum Turner, who was interesting to watch.

Cost: Netflix subscription
Where watched: at home

*Recently seen by me in the Meyerowitz Stories

poster from: http://www.mrqe.com/movie_reviews/tramps-m100118191