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House M.D.: Two Stories (2011)
One of the best House episodes
I missed this one when it first aired. I recently did a binge of the later seasons and enjoyed this one a lot. The writing is very clever and the acting by the children was excellent. (And yes, the girl played by Haley Pullos is wise beyond her years, but I think that worked to advance the story.
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Enjoyable but over rated
Kate Blanchett and Judi Dench are two of my favorite actresses. I've been a fan of Judy since finding "As Time Goes By" reruns on PBS and of Cate since "Oscar and Lucinda". So I was jazzed to see this movie ever since seeing the preview a month or so ago. Most of the story was well-written and the leading ladies were stell as they always are. If you're a fan of British cinema over the last 10 years you will enjoy seeing some familiar faces from other quality films. But there are two major flaws for me. I never quite bought the attraction of Cate to the young boy. He had the right look but he seemed too shallow and uninteresting to actually catch the eye of someone as fetching as Cate. And lastly I came away from the film feeling much more sympathy for Judy's old scold than Cate's spoiled destructive brat. I'm going to fish around the comments and see if anyone agrees with me on that last point but I suspect not.