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Reviews
Chicago Overcoat (2009)
Great Movie I had never heard of!
I was living in Chicago when much of this was filmed. This is true life, forget "fake reality TV", this is the real deal. The main star grows on you, you can empathize and feel what he is feeling, although you might not choose his route! Point is, when I finished watching, early in the morning, I thought, "Wow, this is a great movie". Gritty, real in the mob life, the drug life, the police life, and politics. Here you have a criminal, a former hit-man, and he has needs, to care for his family, to hold his rep, to be cared for. The ending was I surprise. I won't spoil, just watch the movie!
Mr. Holmes (2015)
A great movie.
I was searching for a little bit different. Ian is a great actor. Perfect the part of a 93 year old Sherlock Holmes. Using natural remedies, notes, to keep track of what he needs to know. This is a great lesson in dealing with aging, when you can't quite do what you used to be able to do. He is dealing with several things, multi-tasking, and retreats to his farm. There he takes a young boy under his wing, and is inspired by and mentoring at the same time. Ian and Milo are both exceptional;they aren't acting they are BEING their characters. I deduce that mentoring took place off screen as well as on. The twists, turns, sub plot with the mother, te bees, all makes for a compelling story.