"MRS. DAVIS" BRINGS A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO THE WORDS "FRANTIC PERFECTION"

🎥🎞️Series Review🎞️🎥 - MRS. DAVIS [2023] - Peacock - [R] - Created by Tara Hernandez & Damon Lindelof. Directed by Owen Harris, Alethea Jones, & Frederick E.O. Toye. Stars Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman, & Andy McQueen. There's only one season of eight episodes for the series.

There is a popular Artificial Intelligence [AI] Algorithm that has swept most people under it's control through the use of cell phones. One person, a nun named Sister Simone [performed brilliantly by Gilpin], refuses to use cellphones and expose herself to the AI and is confronted to either take part of the AI's mind control or face the consequences. She makes a deal with the AI, which leads her on an unexpected adventure to destroy the Holy Grail; yes, the Holy Grail once used by Jesus during the last supper with his disciples and which was apparently either lost or kept hidden away for centuries. Sister Simone's quest takes her to the farthest edges of the earth, and with the help of a shady ex-boyfriend [McDorman] and a vision from Jesus, they set off on high adventure with some zany hired guns who are trying to stop them.

THE GOOD - The plot and story are completely original. The visual and practical effects in this film were well thought out and executed, especially during the action sequences. The back story is the best part of the entire series, as the show starts off with something that was supposed to be taken as history, which just happens to be the real part of the story; if you lost yourself in that last sentence, trust me, the series cleans every question up nice and tidy. The secondary characters and extras are the best of this series, each one getting a good ten minutes of solid character building, giving everyone a shot at the limelight. Tons of kudos go out to McDorman as the ex-boyfriend who played the role so brilliantly, I expect him to be nominated for best supporting actor. An additional actor, Chris Diamantopoulos, was beyond humorous playing an over zealous action character. There is some incredible cinematography and lighting in this series, and the production was far way above what is expected in a production filled with special effects and not requiring blue or green screen all the time.

THE BAD - This series would have made an incredible, but adventurous movie; adding to the fact that there was a lot that could have been cut from each episode, to get straight to the point. A couple of the episodes were a bit longer than needed. Each episode is filled with a lot of non-sense, but that is what the writers want you to think...after a while, it gets a little ridiculous.

POST MORTEM - There is some strong build ups that pay off at the end of each new episode. Gilpin carries the entire series on her shoulders and she can be quite a handful to accept as a leading lady playing a devout nun and also an action-filled leading actor. But it all works well and the producers did a great job explaining everything with a solid ending. You have to watch this series!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ [5 of 5 Stars]

"TO LESLIE" IS A DUD, BUT NOT A COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT

🎥🎞️Movie Review🎞️🎥 - TO LESLIE [2023] -Rated R - Netflix - Directed by Michael Morris. Written by Ryan Binaco. Stars Andrea Riseborough, Allison Janney, Marc Maron, Owen Teague, Andre Royo, and Stephen Root.

This award winning Independent Film tells the story of a West Texas native trailer trash single mom, Leslie [Riseborough], who wins the lottery, not a million dollars or anything, but enough to get her out of the small Texas town she's lived in her entire life. She bails on her son, her family, and winds up squandering all of her winnings on alcohol and drugs, eventually leaving her broke down and penniless. She struggles to house and feed herself. After realizing she's used up all of her favors, she seeks help from her son [Teague], she falls for alcohol, and winds up returning home trying to restart her life, but her mother [Janney] has given up on her. With the help of a motel manager [Maron], she gets a job, cleans herself up and is granted a second chance at a happy and normal life.

THE GOOD - There are some strong performances in this film from Teague and Janney. The transformation of Riseborough is a little harsh to watch as I have seen her in other movies looking pretty sultry, but in this film there's a little bit too much of her losing weight and presenting a beaten down woman on the last string of her coherent mental existence.

THE BAD - This film has no pacing. It's progression in storytelling is very slow, over developing characters and bringing nothing to the film to feel good about. There's absolutely no hope in the leading character and everyone is against her and not wanting to help her out at all. The Hotel Manager, played by Maron, just seems like he's that one actor who took the role because the Casting Manager couldn't find anyone else to fill the spot.

POST MORTEM - This movie has an aimless story. The plot of the film isn't revealed to the very end and I was surprised that a plot existed in this mess of complete hopelessness. Watch at your own risk and I dare anyone to watch it without looking at their cellphones to try and find some excitement while the movie plays on in the background. Yes, it's that bad...but there is a nice message at the end of the film.

⭐️⭐️💫[2.5 of 5 Stars]

"YELLOWSTONE" SEASON 5 PROVIDES GLIMPSE INTO CREATORS TRUE WEAKNESS

🎥🎞️Series Review🎞️🎥 - YELLOWSTONE [2023] - Peacock - [PG13] - Created by Taylor Sheridan. Written by John Coveny, John Linson, Brett Conrad, Eric J. Beck and Ian McCulloh...but don't let any of those names fool you, Sheridan is in charge of all the scripts, screenplay and the dialog. Stars veteran actors Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, and upstart actors, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbille, and Wes Bentley.

The series covers the life of Montana Rancher, John Dutton, whose family history has established one of the largest ranch in the United States; there are several spin offs that have flourished over the development of the series backstory to present the power and growth of the fictional Dutton family. There's a lot of dirty business that has helped a cluster of the family maintain control of the land against government officials, a local Native American tribe, environmentalists and some dark "mob-type" family rivals who have also established a foothold in the area of the ranch, known to all as Yellowstone. Even though Sheridan created & developed the show, most of the show's impact on viewership has been built by the prominent popularity and addition of Costner as the leading character. Sheridan makes a cameo appearance in the series, but his addition did not boost an increase in viewership.

THE GOOD - There are moments in the series where the drama is thick, the action is super heavy & intense, and the emotions run high. Many of the upstart actors get prime limelight in the series and are given story arcs to help develop their characters; several characters splendor off and are planning to have their own series[?]. The cinematography can be extremely breathtaking, being able to capture a multitude of epic open scenery, nature, wildlife, and environmental atmosphere that can only be described as "magnificently captured."

THE BAD - Costner has lived a life of movie making where completed scripts have given him a sense of direction where the project is going; what the final goal of the project is being developed to reveal. In contempt, he may have confronted Sheridan over the course of the series, which was obviously only planned for five seasons, but it's been alleged that Sheridan has indulged himself in a money grab movement against Paramount, wanting to expand the series to six seasons which apparently angered Costner - who has contracts with other movie studios & working on a new film - and had Costner demand that production on the series end during the fifth season. It's no secret now that Sheridan has shut off production to re-write the scripts to close out the series in the November [2023]. Each season has arranged a large volume of story and plots that seem to jumble about and throw off the series tempo. There is a large array of what I call "cowboy videos" which presents a track from a local country singer, some views of cowboys parading about doing rodeo stunts, and some colorful panoramic views of daily cowboy life. Even though the addition of these cowboy videos may seem to bring a love for the culture, but the fifth season, these little additions to the series have become nothing but filler; red taped video to extend an episode because of a lack of story. There's no doubt about it, and you can sense a little tension and dismay over these filler scenes by watching Costner's performance in the later episodes; he seemed to be dropping the same dialog over and over again. The worst parts in the series is Sheridan's constant presentation of dread that follows any spark of positive reinforcement in the show. At the time of this review posting, Costner has refused to show up for production efforts and his estranged wife was not happy with the progress of the series.

POST MORTEM - In my opinion, Season Five has been a complete waste of time and even though some of the plots tend to build some interest, the writer[s] shift the season in a different direction, completely ruining any momentum the last plotline was producing. This has been a constant weakness that all of Sheridan's projects project during their run. It's seriously becoming tiresome and a wast of series resources. Inner drama will destroy YELLOWSTONE before the final episodes of the series post in November and it's a damn shame too - the blame will be put squarely on Sheridan's shoulders; shoulders that have some big chips propped up on them.

 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫[3.5 of 5 Stars]

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