Alyssa Richelhof

My 3 year old lately has a thing for seeing and learning about real life animals and ocean creatures. I put this on for her just out of curiosity. And I loved it. It is super child friendly and really helps to grab young kids attention. This is not really a typical documentary. It mostly just helps kids get a glimpse at the kind of environment certain animals might live in and the things those animals might have to endure. Like some others have said, it is clearly scripted and it doesn't seem as though the animals are in any actual danger which is a nice change when you're putting young children viewers in mind. I put this on for my 3 year old last week. And she now wants to watch the kangaroo-rat episode every day and night before bed. And I do not mind at all, as it does teach her at least a few things and it's a nice change from "paw patrol" and Disney movies. The kangaroo- rat now seems to be my toddlers new favorite obsession and I'm totally fine with it.

Reading through all of the reviews, I stumbled on the negatives. I skimmed through each. When I say I skimmed, I truly mean it because I just can't help but feel major utter annoyance as I couldn't disagree more with the negative reviews. Maybe these people are generally not a fan of Sandra bullock in general, and watched just because they were bored and felt the need to share their general disliking of her. Or maybe they have put so much time into film study, to the point where they can no longer have touch on the bigger picture of films. Just like usual she did it again. Sandra bullock does a phenomenal job playing a character in a story to the point you forget that she is an actor or that she is even acting. The script was phenomenal. All the actors who played each character did a fantastic job. I loved to see something more realistic. More true to people's everyday lives in terms of the emotions we have and how we process them. The parents who love one another but have different values and emotions on the situation, the trauma that people endure and how different it looks and takes form in human beings. There is so much realness. I take medication that makes me less emotional so, I told myself that I wasn't going to cry during this movie however, I did. Like most others. But at odd times, when I would feel strangely sympathetic and could relate on emotional levels. This movie was putting in perspective a lot of things for me. The emotions of my friends, family and even myself, how things have impacted them, how they processed their emotions and dealt with some trauma they may have experienced. It was so strange to me for some reason. Most movies do not make me think about my own struggles or others that are close to me, but this one did. There is one scene, where Sandra's character is sitting in the lawyers office, and I quickly thought of the movie she was in (the Blindside) where she plays a rich woman trying to help out a struggling young man get his life back. And I just thought "Wow!". Both movies were excellent, and also convincing enough to cause me to tear up. She plays two characters completely opposite of eachother in two different movies so perfectly, with such grace and elegance. I really felt something for each of the characters. The brothers, although they made me angry, I could see their motives and what caused them to develop their mindset, the little sister, who had lost her memory through severe trauma that her mind was trying to keep her safe at such a young age, Sandra, well... it's obvious if you use your logic, and all others as well. I would definitely recommend and watch again if I need to have an honest, but small cry.

So fantastic. It is definitely a cheesy romantic comedy, and almost cliché. However, in today's society it is just what many people need to see. In our society, we are entirely focused on molding ourselves into the perfect person for someone else in such desperation that we lose our own sense of self and dont allow ourselves live up to the standards that we deserve because we often limit our worth and others to physical attraction and forget everything else. In this movie, you can see just this, and you can also see that very clearly that looks are not everything. Infact, this movie demonstrates a great example of how chasing people purely for physical attraction(maybe slightly dramatic), may blow up in your face. At the end of the day, you should embrace you are you are, and if someone comes along the way and also embraces you, and you can appreciate them, why pass it up so easily? Live your truth. I would give this movie a 4 star rating, but its a Christmas movie, and I am a sucker for Christmas movies.