This was definitely not my favorite Stephen King adaptation, but it wasn’t bad. I couldn’t remember the details of the story it was based on, though I do remember liking it when I read it years ago. But, what was with the main character’s accent? I read that he was trying to replicate the accent from that time/location. However, no one else in the film talked like that, so what’s up with that?
My rating: 3/5
I believe this book was in the pile I already read before, but since I’m reading all of them in order, it was up next for the alphabet series. It was pre-blog, so I didn’t remember it anyway. It was a good story, but one problem I have with Sue Grafton novels is keeping track of all the characters. Since the main character is a private investigator, she talks to a lot of people in the course of an investigation. So, I guess I should pay closer attention. Anyway, this was as good as the rest and had a nice twist at the end (but don’t they all?).
My rating: 3.5/5
I tried another comedy this weekend. It was only slightly better than last weekend’s movie. I kind of felt like I was watching a Grace & Frankie movie, since it starred the same two actors and their characters were similar to the ones they played on the series. Anyway, the premise of the movie is that the one character decided to exact revenge on her (now deceased) friend’s husband because he raped her decades ago. How is this a comedy? That was kind of the problem. To be sure, it had some funny dialog, but you had to pay attention in order to catch it.
My rating: 2.5/5
I’m supposed to be on my way to a show in Pittsburgh right now, but since my relationship status changed, I am not. So, despite being tired of looking at my computer, I did the rest of my Christmas shopping this evening (except for 2 gifts that will be directly shipped to the recipients, which I will order in early December). I guess all that’s left is to decorate, but I definitely won’t be doing that for a while. And, I’ll probably make some cookies, too.
I will be less busy moving forward. It seems that the guy I was seeing and I had different opinions on the amount of time we should be spending together (me=less, him=more). Due to the distance, it would have been difficult for both of us to be happy about things. Given this, and a few other reasons, I decided to cut ties with him this week. So, that is disappointing.