Film and television reviews and sometimes a few other things.
Weirdly, despite having a major in history, I’ve never gone in much for historical films (especially war ones). That being said, there are some historical war films that I do like: Hacksaw Ridge, Gallipoli, Dunkirk and 1917 probably the ones that most readily come to mind. The film Greyhound is not something that really piqued my interest, and after watching it, I remain thoroughly underwhelmed.
I really wanted to like The Woman in the Window. I really did.
It’s got a great cast (Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore… the list goes on!) and a great premise (someone trapped in their house witnesses something strange going on across the street).
Sure, I realised from nothing more than the Netflix description that this was essentially just Rear Window: 2021 Edition (or, even just a rip-off of Rear Window’s modern brother, Disturbia), but I was willing to put up with that. I like this kind of story enough to see it done multiple times over, and I figured anything helmed by Amy Adams is a pretty sure bet.
Unfortunately, I didn’t like The Woman in the Window nearly as much as I thought I would.
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Going into The Wrong Missy, I thought I would hate it. And I did! The Wrong Missy, how do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways…
First of all, there’s the plot. Regular Dude™ Tim (David Spade) goes on a blind date with Missy (Lauren Lapkus), possibly the worst person who has ever existed in the history of the world. Within approximately three seconds he realises it’s a bad idea and tries to escape the date. Also within approximately three seconds I realised this movie was a bad idea and I wanted to escape.