Emmy Sue – Google

Charlize and Seth are a good pairing in this hilarious and sometimes serious RomCom. The writers developed the two main characters with a lot of inner compatibility that played out very well. A fun and timely movie, given that Charlize's character runs for President. Last fourth of the movie appeared - disappointingly - to be thrown together at the last minute. That alone probably took away at least one star. The quality wasn't as good as first part of movie. Would like to see Charlize in more comedy roles, possibly pairing her again with Seth Rogen. They could learn from each other. At the end, Seth gerrymanders a little bit too long. Off to see this movie tonight for the second time...I really do like many parts of the script.

One thing I know for sure: I won't be doing any climbing. But, this documentary was spell-binding. Utmost respect for anyone who can master these climbs as Alex did. The mental and physical machinery that gets activated during these climbs is the law of attraction in action. Focus, Mental acuity. Dissolving resistance. Positive thoughts. A lot can be learned from what a climber must break through in order to achieve these difficult technical climbs.

It's interesting that so many missed the mark with this movie. True - it isn't filled with high adventure, violence, sex. It is a very authentic movie about people taking the high road in their lives - DeNiro and Hathaway were amazing in this movie. Personally, I thought this movie portrayed what I believe is possible in life. And often life does happen the way the movie portrayed it. It was a well-written piece about people with authenticity and a strong desire to be "real". Because the script and the acting were superb, I found myself immersed in this movie. I loved that DeNiro's character - who was a recent widower - went back to work after retirement and wanted to be in a helper role to the other employees, including Anne Hathaway's character. He had been an executive before retirement and had a lot to give his employer as well as the younger employees. I saw this movie a number of times before it left the theaters. The last time I saw it, I went with a long time friend - a former bank president - who had midstage Alzheimer's. I knew this man would love this movie. When we arrived, the customers already in the theater were having a pre-party. One man had gone to this movie 20 times. The others were standing up and having animated conversation with the other movie-goers. Everyone agreed this movie is a special gem. For my friend with Alzheimer's, the movie held his attention the entire time. His habit was...if something didn't interest him, it was common that he would just get up and walk out, without me. That had happened quite a bit with other activities we attended. But he stayed til the very end. A few weeks later, he and his wife attended it and she loved it, too.