Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

Second viewing. This movie borders on the surreal, which is something I didn’t remember. There’s a lot of flashback and fantasy, which I found to be offputing. But the underlying story is rather melancholy and touching.

I’ve thought about this film regularly since I first saw it nd have its soundtrack popping up in my playlists weekly. In my memory, this was an "A" so I'm kind of sad that I rewatched it and tarnished a bit.

B

Marie's Story (2015)

Basically a French “Miracle Worker” set at a home for deaf girls run by nuns. Based on a true story but suffers in comparison to the well-known Helen Keller story.

B-

Take Care (2014)

Young single breaks an arm and a leg and calls on her ex-boyfriend to repay for the couple of years she spent getting him through cancer by taking care of her now.

This really took a while to get going -- I had no idea who this girl was or whether I even liked her. I was about to switch over to something else at about the 40 minute mark. But the characters wound up growing on me as I spent more time with them and  so did the movie.

C+

Ted 2 (2015)

Half-watched this while making Christmas ornaments & I'm so glad I didn't' give it all of my attention since it was just incredibly lazy. Yeah, I laughed a couple of times because I'm a child, NOT because the film earned the laughs.

C-

Counter Investigation (2007)

After the suspected killer of a detective’s daughter is quickly arrested and convicted, he begins a correspondence with the detective, which leads to the reopening of the case.

This was a very tight movie -- not even 90 minutes -- and it did a good job of pulling the rug. Fantastic performances.

B+