This was the Americanized film version of the book A Man Called Ove. It was true to the story, but with a little less background info. So, it was good. Tom Hanks played the main character, and he’s always great! I’ve been a fan since Bosom Buddies (back in the golden age of sitcoms)!
My rating: 3.5/5
I took Friday off for the occasion, so I had an extra long weekend. I got a ton of stuff done inside and out–including washing/waxing my car, planting the rest of the garden, and fixing up the dog area (I added some pavers to the part right off the porch that always gets muddy and replanted some of the grass that Tilly dug up). I also found time to relax and read, watch a movie, and start an excellent new series (The Last of Us). Not only that, but I went to a picnic at my brother’s house on Sunday.
The weather has been so beautiful. This must be what it’s like to live in Southern California. We could do with some rain, though. I’m tired of watering the garden already.
I liked how this one started off, but then things got weird. It all started when the main character pulled up to her rental house in the middle of the night to find it was overbooked. It didn’t help matters that Bill Skarsgård (who often plays villians in horror movies) answered the door. But, I really liked this part of the film. The 2nd half, I’m not too sure about. I would like to know more how the “monster” of the film came about, because it was a little hard to believe.
My rating: 3/5
This was an old one from Ed McBain. It’s kind of weird reading something from the 1950s with the lack of technology (one of the characters didn’t even have a TV!). Anyway, this was kind of a standard-issue McBain novel.
My rating: 3/5
My parents treated everyone to dinner (in honor of my brother’s and my birthdays) at the Windber Hotel Saturday night. Not only did we have dinner, but there were presents and homemade cheesecake, courtesy of my mom!
After that, I watched Cocaine Bear. Sadly it was my last DVD from Netflix. But, it was pretty good. It had a lot of subtle humor, so pay attention if you watch it. Henry definitely had the best lines.
It was also spring cleanup. I don’t know how I have so much stuff to throw out each year, but here we are. The pickers took most of the usable or recyclable stuff, but there’s still a fair amount of garbage to be picked up.