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Week of January 5, 2018
No frills airline means attendants don’t
pretend to like you. First up…
American Made
With all of the extra luggage fees these
days, it’s cheaper to just fly as a nudist.
Fortunately, the amoral flyboy in this
dramedy has no qualms with transporting questionable cargo.
Recruited by the CIA (Domhnall Gleeson) in
the seventies to fly reconnaissance over Nicaragua, cocky commercial airline
pilot Barry Seal (Tom Cruise) soon leverages that relationship into smuggling
cocaine for General Noriega.
Overtime, the CIA asks Barry to start
delivering firearms to the contras for Uncle Sam. Later, he’s tasked with
flying those same guerillas into the US for military training to help them oust
their country’s socialist government.
A darkly comedic adaptation of the actual
underhanded events that transpired during America’s anticommunist efforts to
destabilize Central America, Cruise’s charm, director Doug Liman’s stylish
direction and the unbelievable script help deliver this enjoyable freight
intact.
Moreover, the best method for smuggling in
drugs is inside of a detection dog.
Green Light
The Battle of the Sexes
The most sexist thing about sport is that
female athletes pay double what men pay for steroids.
Back in the seventies, however, the sport
in this dramedy capitalized off that inequality.
To prove superiority over women, and feed
his gambling addiction, former #1 Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) comes out of
retirement to challenge current top-female tennis player Billie Jean King (Emma
Stone) to a bout.
While initially refusing, the closeted King
eventually agrees to face the chauvinist on the court. In the process, however,
the marriages of both players disintegrate.
With a comedic supporting cast on hand to
facilitate its talented leads, this true story provides the backstory of the
oddball pair that has always been missing from the much-ballyhooed match.
Moreover, its socially conscience subject matter mirrors our current climate of
social change.
Lastly, men and women can be equal in sport
so long as men don’t wear cups. Green
Light
***Tennis Courting***
Wimbledon
The problem with dating a tennis player is
that the subject of LOVE always comes up.
Mind you, the competitive couple in this
rom-com uses the term of affection both on and off the court.
A British tennis player, Peter (Paul
Bettany), nearing the end of his career takes one last kick at the can and
lands a wildcard spot at Wimbledon. During the tournament he falls for Lizzie
(Kirsten Dunst), the top ranking US female player. Lizzie’s father (Sam Neill)
disapproves of the union because it’s affecting her performance.
However, the reverse is happening to
Peter’s game as he moves up the rankings.
While there is a spattering of chemistry
between the leads, it’s the sharp dialogue, the behind-the-scenes squabbles and
the intensity of this upper crust sport that make this predictable love story
really work.
Unfortunately, when you date another tennis
player your bleach budget doubles.
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