Woods Garden Design

Beautifully written semi-biographical account of Mo’s real life experiences, so criticisms of “2D characters” or predictability are criticisms of an actual life, which is just nonsense. You’ll notice the 1-star reviews all have… a “theme”. That’s because the truth hurts. Mo’s character is held accountable for his often selfish and immature actions, and his biases *are* challenged by his own friends (because they’re true friends), but for anyone thinking the show should be sugarcoated to avoid telling the truth about the ongoing g***cide being inflicted on Palestinians, just watch any of the much more prolific, bigger budget media offerings that fit your taste, eg Wonder Woman 🤷🏽‍♀️ I don’t have skin in this game; I’m an atheist. This show has a great mix of dark humour, warmth, tragedy and a really great eclectic cultural mix. It’s actually very self-aware, which is unusual for American shows, and it’s a great bit of storytelling.

I’ve followed this story for several years and this woman has no remorse or humility. She is still convinced she is personally ordained by her god and can clearly be seen lying on camera in episode two, where she tries to excuse herself from completing a blood transfusion and treating a very sick toddler with a flesh eating infection. This is not about Ugandans “hating” white people, as the more defensive reviewers assert, and is is everything to do with the attitude they and this particular White Saviour have, that Africans should be grateful for anything “given” to them by white laypeople from America. If Bach was actually an altruist she wouldn’t be congratulating herself and posting pictures of children (naked sometimes!) on her social media. Ask yourself if you would find it acceptable for a Black woman with no medical training to set up a religious outpost and start treating poor white children, posting their faces, names and medical details on social media, and even pictures of them semi clothed or naked. No White Saviours are not trying to stop white volunteers helping; they are trying to stop white *mission* style “volunteers” swooping in and trying to centre themselves instead of putting their resources into *supporting* the existing organisations run by *Ugandans* themselves. Plenty of white volunteers manage to put volunteer hours in under Ugandan doctors, teachers and contractors and there is nothing wrong with them having a sense of reward from that. If all you saw from this documentary is Ugandans being “tHe ReAl RaCiStS” because they dared to challenge a woman who has killed 26 babies through medical Impersonation either you weren’t watching the whole thing, or you don’t see Black babies as precious human beings. I dropped one star here because I think the posts Bach made on her own socials (which I saw in real time a couple of years ago) make this a pretty cut and dried case and they should have been presented to her, although it was good that the interviewer challenged her lie about Constance (the nurse) being involved in the illegal blood transfusion (see how quickly her own skin mattered more than the innocent Black nurse she took a managerial role over, despite being less qualified?)

The 1 star reviews 😂 read them, they read as though they’re excerpts from the script; a select few white people missing the point completely and calling their discomfort “the real racism”. The irony is incredible.

I can't pinpoint whether it's the cast, casting director or director to blame for the leads failing to make any real impression, so I'll simply say, as an actual mother, if I was in Mia's position, I would be UGLY screaming, there would be snot. I would be in abject terror, to learn that my baby was posessed or missing. Annabelle (the irony is not lost on me) Wallis comes across as too demure to have even made a baby the biological way, and when she is supposed to fear for her baby's safety she is not in any way convincing; she comes across as weak and hysterical, rather than desperate but powerful and determined (which is what actual mothers are). Her hair is never out of place, her face always looks toned down from the emotion it should be displaying, and her husband is a wet lettuce. It would be a much better film if the characters were believable. Like, your only friend just sacrificed herself in a horrific way, and the second you see your baby behind you you forget? Guys, it is possible to experience multiple emotions at once! Not to mention it made that woman (of colour) look basically dispensable. Oh wait... just like in every other horror movie where POC get killed off to fulfil an unremorseful quota! On a related note, regarding credibility: 1- pregnant bellies don't disappear moments after birth. Your body doesn't look adolescent the second the baby is born; John should have known something weird was going on when he walked into the hospital and found Mia sitting in bed looking like she'd never been pregnant. 2- Being stabbed in your pregnant belly doesn't make you look mildly bewildered (but still beautiful) like a Calvin Klein model; where the hell is the acting at? 3- That's not how the cervix works. That's not how any of this works. Please, Hollywood, start consulting midwives before perpetuating ridiculous (and frankly misogynistic) tropes about pregnancy and birth, it's the 21st century! I tried to like this movie, because I liked The Conjuring (1&2- actually the British actors helped 2 out a lot!) but it's less than tepid, for me. Don't rely on CGI and forget your cast.