Spot Reviews 11/29/24
Nov 29 2024
Green in My Heart (2020) [+] Hour-long K-Drama romance story. College best friends — new director Han Seo-Rin (Jun Hyo-seong) and popular actor Cha Soo-Hyuk (Choi Kyu-Jin) — are reunited for her first film in Korea. He still professes his love for her but she wants to remain friends since the lead actress is his public girlfriend (a publicity stunt but she actually wants to be his girlfriend). Lots of little flashbacks to fill in the story. Very tight story with little characterization but it still works.
My Last Love (1999) [/] Romantic drama tv film starring Nancy Travis as Susan, a terminally ill mom who moves back to the West Coast to arrange her last months. She meets Michael (Scott Bairstow) and can't help falling for him, who is fine that she has a strong-willed daughter, Carson (Jamie Renee Smith). It's a nice story with little drama points -- such as Susan's parents being upset when she wants Michael to adopt Carson after Susan dies -- that don't blow up and ruin the theme.
Alto (2015) [/] Romantic comedy small film. After she finds the dead body of a mafia goon, struggling musician Frankie (Diana DeGarmo) comes to the attention of the local mafia boss, the FBI, and the boss's daughter Nicolette (Natalie Knepp). Although Frankie just accepted her boyfriend's marriage proposal Nicolette starts to bring out feelings Frankie didn't know she had (and it helps that Frankie and her fiancée have quite different ideas of what their marriage will be like). It's a nice film for the apparent budget. With Annabella Sciorra as Frankie's mom.
Go Back to China (2019) [/] Los Angeles native Sasha (Anna Akana) is forced by her estranged father Teddy (Richard Ng) to move to China and work in his toy factory. She befriends older half-sister Carol (Lynn Chen) and two half-siblings (because Teddy kept cheating on his current wives and then remarrying). Working at the factory Sasha also learns to take on responsibility and goes from spoiled brat to a more mature adult. It's an entertaining coming of age story though could use more production.
My Last Love (1999) [/] Romantic drama tv film starring Nancy Travis as Susan, a terminally ill mom who moves back to the West Coast to arrange her last months. She meets Michael (Scott Bairstow) and can't help falling for him, who is fine that she has a strong-willed daughter, Carson (Jamie Renee Smith). It's a nice story with little drama points -- such as Susan's parents being upset when she wants Michael to adopt Carson after Susan dies -- that don't blow up and ruin the theme.
Alto (2015) [/] Romantic comedy small film. After she finds the dead body of a mafia goon, struggling musician Frankie (Diana DeGarmo) comes to the attention of the local mafia boss, the FBI, and the boss's daughter Nicolette (Natalie Knepp). Although Frankie just accepted her boyfriend's marriage proposal Nicolette starts to bring out feelings Frankie didn't know she had (and it helps that Frankie and her fiancée have quite different ideas of what their marriage will be like). It's a nice film for the apparent budget. With Annabella Sciorra as Frankie's mom.
Go Back to China (2019) [/] Los Angeles native Sasha (Anna Akana) is forced by her estranged father Teddy (Richard Ng) to move to China and work in his toy factory. She befriends older half-sister Carol (Lynn Chen) and two half-siblings (because Teddy kept cheating on his current wives and then remarrying). Working at the factory Sasha also learns to take on responsibility and goes from spoiled brat to a more mature adult. It's an entertaining coming of age story though could use more production.