Tracy Mullane

Verbal abuse, physical abuse, mental illness, betrayal, compulsive lying, voilent assault against a public figure is what you'll see. No wonder the judging committee removed points in spite of practically perfectly executed athletic feats and grace on the ice. And now Hollywood wants a movie about this? If I wanted to spend an hour and a half of my precious time with criminals, I would have called an unfortunate acquaintance to listen to their tales of victimhood and woe ...oh right, I avoid them. If that's your taste, go for it. I'm going to go grab a cab and listen to Beethoven for a while. Brilliant acting, why the talent was wasted on the topic, who knows. Awful.

Hilarious, witty, touching. Thinkers, wonderers and joyful feelers will get and be enthralled by yet their favorite Wes Anderson movie. People who just want to see things blow up might even like it. But entitled media eaters who want to sit back and stuff their faces with candy, popcorn and drink their giant cokes and be spoon-fed their entertainment won't get it. And that's fine. The beauty of Wes Anderson is you get involved. Or you don't. More for us. It may have even been designed that way. Wes Anderson movies just get better and better as the cast grows. This movie left me with a sense of excitement for each individual's desire and differentiation on how they want to accomplish their own lives and express themselves to others. And the richness of the world we each live in around us all. Life goes by fast, whatever meaning it has to you. Are you the player in the play within the movie? Or are you making it happen from the outside in? Up to you. Regardless - be weird. Be smart. Be open. Be different. Be creative. Be involved. Figure things out. Take opportunity when it comes. Don't let anyone take it away from you. And last but not least, love each other.

This movie was done in 2002. Very cute movie, a Greek Cinderella story. Definitely a comedy, romcom caricature kind of thing. It is true that up until recently the Greeks were very greeky, and yes very proud of the culture, very much a part of the Greek Orthodox Church and didn't like the idea of intermarrying with non-Greeks so that part is or was very true. More and more we are seeing all kinds of mixed marriages and I am half Greek.

3 stars because it is Vince Gilligan and strong, believable, continuous acting by Aaron Paul. As in Better Call Saul, we have the needlessly slow scenes. This movie was supposed to be the finishing touch of how Jesse ended up, where he landed. We already knew he was going to Alaska... And being a wrap-up movie, it would have been better for the pace to be faster, as it was in Felina. The movie could have taken 45 minutes, and a not so lackluster ending with more emotion would have been nice. I also agree with other commentaries about Todd's character having been overweight for the series. Yes, he should have lost weight- it would have been more helpful for those fill in scenes. It was great to see Mr White, Badger and especially Skinny Pete again. I think more character development detail in those scenes would have been nice instead of repeating what already existed. Overall I think it was an opportunity that was squandered by the whole team except for the actors themselves. I would have liked to have seen more detail and inventiveness in the writing. For all the buildup it was a disappointment, but I'm glad I saw it.