Three sentence movie reviews: Crazy Rich Asians

http://www.impawards.com/2018/crazy_rich_asians.html

This movie was very pretty to look at, from both a scenery and actor perspective, plus it took place in Singapore, which is an area I’m not at all familiar with, even cinematically. However, the pacing of this film was very slow, which made for not quite the enjoyable movie going experience I was looking for. Awkwafina perked up whatever scene she was in, but otherwise this was a little bit of a slog.*

Cost: $5.55
Where watched: Regal City Center Stadium 12 with S. North, who fell asleep.

Consider also watching: The Incredible Jessica James, Maggie’s Plan

*Also, by the time a person has been in a relationship for a year, the time has long passed for them to disclose any things about their family that might matter to the other person in the relationship. The lack of such disclosure bugged me and made it hard to root for the couple.

Three sentence movie reviews: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

http://www.impawards.com/tv/to_all_the_boys_ive_loved_before.html

As an adolescent who wrote and then did not send letters to boys I liked, this movie was right up my alley. Aside from the fun not-relationship setup, we also got family life and some less fun social media harassment issues. While this movie has a few flaws,* it’s been a very good summer for romantic comedies (mostly due to Netflix) and I’m happy to add this to the list of solid rom-coms.

Cost: Netflix monthly subscription fee ($7.99)
Where watched: at home, and it was exactly what I needed on this particular Sunday evening.

Also consider watching: Warm Bodies, Everything Everything

*If they are lounging on their couches, why do they watch media on a laptop and not some sort of TV device? Don’t tell me they don’t have a TV, because they must.  Also, when one gets into a hot tub in one’s nightgown, one does not then get to walk in a dry nightgown back to their room.