simplyleela Reviews

Stuck in Love. (2012)

A story from heart

[9/10 · 2 January 2015]

This movie starts off on one thanksgiving day and ends on the next thanksgiving day. Thus, it takes the viewer through the events of the lives of the members of a family happening in that one year. This one year journey is beautifully depicted by Josh Boone. Many scenes, especially towards the end of the movie, are flooding with the emotions. These emotions are similar to what we face in our daily life. And, that is what made me laugh and made me cry at the same time.

I usually don't enjoy drama movies but this movie is a total exception. The screenplay written for the movie are just amazing. The best dialogue of the movie comes in the end when Bill says "I could hear my heart beating. I could hear everyone's heart. I could hear the human noise we sat there making, not one of us moving, not even when the room went dark".

I still need to watch "The fault in our stars", directed by Josh. However, after watching "Stuck in love", I am pretty excited about watching " The fault in our stars".

Sex & Mrs. X (2000 TV Movie)

Do not go by the title

[9/10 · 18 December 2014]

First of all, I must tell you all that the title of the movie is misleading. After watching the movie, I feel that the title should have been something like "key to a happy love life". This movie takes us to a journey of a woman, called Joanna, who leads a very normal life. Being a journalist, she visits Paris where she finds Madame Simone. The movie unfolds the growing friendship between these two leading ladies and how both help each other to a greater self and happy stage of life. The two leading actresses, Jacqueline Bisset and Linda Hamilton, have played their role with perfection. Their dialogue delivery is full of expression. The best part of the movie is its screenplay and one-liners about the life, mostly delivered by Jacqueline Bisset as Madame Simone. This movie is a must watch for every woman to lead happy love and married life.