This movie was based on the Tuskegee Airmen in WWII. It's a great history lesson for people who don't know these stories. Unfortunately, the acting wasn't all that great and the way the story was told was less than memorable. Cuba Gooding, Jr. is in the film for a couple minutes but it wasn't enough. This movie is out on DVD and I saw it on PPV. You should see it for the sake of history and if you like WWII films.
This movie could have been called "Harry Potter does a Spooky Movie." I love Daniel Radcliffe. He is a very talented young man. He can act, sing and dance. I was looking forward to seeing this movie but to be honest, I enjoyed all 8 of the Harry Potter films and his Broadway musical more than The Woman in Black. There were some suspenseful scenes and I did jump out of my skin a couple times, but all in all it was not quite a real scary movie...definitely not a classic. It is good for a couple of spine tingles on a night when there really isn't anything else to watch. Sorry, Harry, I mean Daniel. I suppose he is doing things that will distance himself from Harry Potter, but he will never escape that boyish face. I actually found myself looking for the lightning bolt scar (or where it should have been) on his forehead. I even thought to myself that it's no wonder that he wasn't afraid of the woman in black because he had faced Voldemart.
I heard about this movie a few years ago called The Yellow Handkerchief. It's a small Indie film and I had heard good things about it. I LOVE small Indie films and the idea of them, but Ron is less enthusiastic. So more often than not we miss them when they are in the theater - besides that, we usually have to make a trip to San Francisco to catch one of these little gems. It's just not convenient to go to the city at times. Anyway, I was hunting through my queue on Netflix yesterday and found this movie that I hadn't watched yet. It's a little film with quirky, sad characters. William Hurt gave a wonderfully quiet, understated performance as Brett Hanson - he's so good. I always forget what a good actor he is. Maria Bello is May, the woman he is trying to get back to on this journey. The young characters are incidental and just a means to tell the story and to get him from here to there. Much of the story is told in flashbacks as Brett slowly reveals the story of his life to Gordy and Martine (Eddie Redmayne and Kristen Stewart). Anyway, I liked it and I'm glad that I saw it by myself in the comfort of my own bed. This way I didn't have to feel guilty about it if Ron didn't like it.
So, other distractions for my down time include terrible TV, books and Words With Friends...but that's a story for another day.
