This quiet movie worked for me. I have never seen the potentially explosive, often confusing relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law addressed so sensitively--or at all, come to think of it. Every character was believable, even the children. Watch for the subtle history lesson the son communicated with just a few words and body language in the dinner table scene. This movie was carefully crafted, a gentle master work worth catching if you can (I saw it on Lifetime). It is one of those rare gems that inspires without sappiness or a sledgehammer. In the end, we are left wanting to pick up the phone and appreciate the people in our lives, no matter how difficult they are, even when it doesn't seem to make sense.
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The Net
(I) (1995)
Pure entertainment
12 August 2002
I enjoyed this film when I first saw it back in 1995, long before I became Net savvy. Let's face it: this film came out before ANYBODY was really that Net savvy. Now, years later, the technology is unrealistic. But if you see it as an interesting character, moving the plot along, rather than something to be dissected, it's a fun ride. Think of it as that robot you saw way back when in Lost in Space--of course he was cardboard, but, boy, wasn't he cool? I enjoyed Sandra Bullock in this role. Pretty or not, I could imagine how lonely it could have been to be a women in technology in those days--visit any computer conference and you'll note that even now, we're a bit scarce. And, I am a Mac Addict, so I'll willingly accept a movie world where Apple is the predominant technology. I yearn for the innocent days of The Net. The last time I went to see a so-called tech film, I was treated to John Travolta's character --in what was that, Swordfish?--utilizing it to sexually dehumanize women and murder dozens of people. I will take Sandra Bullock saving the world with a floppy disk at MacWorld any day.
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