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Lithium Springs (2004)
Stay Clear Of This Dud
My advise... don't buy it, don't borrow it, don't watch it. This movie rates as one of the worst independent films I've ever seen without a doubt.
I've seen better home movies. If you want to see films about Florida, try 'Out of Time' with Denzel Washington (not G-Rated), 'Cross Creek' with Mary Steenburgen, Peter Coyote, and Rip Torn. You can't go wrong with this gem about real untouched Florida. Try 'Sunshine State' with Mary Steenburgen... 'Eulee's Gold' with Peter Fonda but no Mary Steenburgen, oh well. 'Ruby in Paradise' with Ashley Judd. Try 'Rosewood' for history.
THE BAD: It doesn't take a Ph.D. to see that it was an extremely low budget film, the cinematography hits you immediately with an "oh-oh" feeling. The acting is so poor that it gives the appearance of being created by high school kids that received the grade of C. The lines are not humorous or funny, they're cheesy. I've seen far better university film school productions.
This film is embarrassing to me as a Floridian (north Floridian), I saw great reviews on the official website but those people would have to have seen a different version of this film. I had wished I had actual lithium while watching this.
THE GOOD: Now the scenery is nice, a refreshing look a Florida's oak and palmetto forests with streams. It helps any movie to have a dog... but this movie needed 12 dogs.
Ruby in Paradise (1993)
Great story, true to life
Though this film may seem slow and lacking situational problems that perk up any other drama, this is as close to life as it gets. This film looks inward on the character of Ruby... as a woman trying to get by with what little she has in education and work experience.
People do leave the "hollars" of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee to head for the Florida panhandle, a paradise to people from the two states mentioned. The people, like Ruby (Judd), find only a change of scenery, weather, and new people with their own similar problems.
Judd discovers her life is not instantly changed. She finds herself needing a man when she wants to make it on her own. No matter the man she chooses to be with, they're not enough for her to progress in her goals.
Judd is a superb actress in this film and it would have been hard for another actress in 1993 to play this role in a film that would not be a blockbuster.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
It's just plain good
What more can be said than Angelina Jolie at age 26 in an action film in which takes you around the world to exotic locations and has a good ending? It's gadget rich like James Bond and has the fast pace of Indiana Jones rolled up into one good looking package.
Croft's martial arts abilities used on the thugs is a delight. Jolie is very much at home as a strong, no nonsense female actor instead of being the helpless waif that cries.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a pure, fast paced, get-a-way movie and really meant for the guys or action film lovers when it comes right down to it. Have fun.