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Jack and Sarah (1995)

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From imdb also from imdb Even in 1995 the story wasn't anything new.  I know some people in real life that met "this way", and it's somewhat predictable. What makes this movie great then?  The actors, and the treatment, and the awesome ending. I have seen this in the 1990s, but I must say that I appreciated this more tonight. SOPHIA TURNER (Baby Sarah) is at least 23 years old now, but she'll always be remembered as the adorable toddler who brightened everyone's day. RICHARD E. GRANT plays Jack so effectively that I was crying with him, getting drunk with him, feeling elated with him, et cetera.  When he realised how important Baby Sarah is to him, I felt...feel the love he has for her. Even if he's unrelated to the guy who kinda looks like him, and shares the same last name, he, at the very least, has the same acting ability...some debate/argue/discuss about who is better than the other, but let's not go there.  🚼🚼🚼...

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2017) PG

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How Faithful Is  Murder on the Orient Express  to Agatha Christie’s Classic Detective Novel? A Breakdown (warning, the link has spoilers). A lavish trip through Europe quickly unfolds into a race against time to solve a murder aboard a train. When an avalanche stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks, the world's greatest detective -- Hercule Poirot -- arrives to interrogate all passengers and search for clues before the killer can  strike again. -WWW Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Screenplay: Michael Green Music by: Patrick Doyle Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Agatha Christie is one of my favourite authors.  Miss Marple and Monsieur Poirot were part of my growing up years alongside the Stratemeyer Syndicate's  Carolyn Keene's NANCY DREW.  Murder on the Orient Express is one of the memorable ones, except some of the scenes of the book and the 1974 movie are quite hazy or I have mixed up the scenes already. Honestly, when I wa...

Victoria & Abdul (PG) 2017

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bdul Karim arrives from India to participate in Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. The young clerk is surprised to find favor with the queen herself. As Victoria questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance that her household and inner circle t ry to destroy. As their friendship deepens, the queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes, joyfully reclaiming her humanity.-WWW Initial release :  15 September 2017 ( United Kingdom ) Director :  Stephen Frears Screenplay :  Lee Hall Production companies :  Working Title Films ,  BBC Films ,  Perfect World Pictures Producers :  Beeban Kidron ,  Eric Fellner ,  Tim Bevan ,  Tracey Seaward Based on real events...mostly(there are some goofs and some cinematic effects, but yes, the story is based on the journals of Queen Victoria in Urdu and the journals of the Munshi found in Karachi in 2010...