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Jovi & Lou (2023)
Oddball and ok
I guess I'll write my first review since there's only one real one for this movie right now. It's ok. It's not a 3 and it's not a 7...somewhere between those limits.
The storyline is decently paced with just a little bit of drag. There are some good chuckles but no huge laughs. That said it wasn't painful to watch either.
It is an indy but looks very good. Yes you can catch the cameraman in the window (maybe that's Terry's homage to Kevin Smith?) but overall the look of the film is excellent.
That said, the acting is very uneven with Jovi and Lou being consistently good, Mary and Joey being mostly good but with a couple of stilted scenes, and Detective Harris...I don't know maybe she's married to the director?
The most annoying thing about the movie is the soundtrack (Director and writer Terry Spears would have been better served if he'd let somebody else do that job).
The ending was telegraphed but overall it was fun. For me that all adds up to a 6.
Quaker Oaths (2016)
A wonderful surprise
When I started watching this I expected it was just going to be the equivalent of a "Hallmark movie" (no offence intended to Hallmark addicts), but I was pleasantly surprised. The plot was not formulaic and I actually cared about all of the characters presented. I don't recognize any of the cast but they all seemed believable and while this won't win an Oscar it was a very enjoyable film.