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Movie Review: Indiscreet (1931)

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Synopsis: After realizing he isn't serious about their relationship, fashion designer Geraldine "Gerry" Trent breaks up with her lover, Jim Woodward, on New Year's Eve. Sometime after, she falls in love again, with novelist Tony Blake, who wants to marry her even after finding out she's no longer a virgin. Her happiness is soon put to the test, however, when her sister, Joan, returns from Paris and Gerry learns Jim has stolen her sister's heart. Determined to protect Joan, Gerry works to break up their relationship and puts her engagement to Tony at risk in the process. Who's in it? The movie stars Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Monroe Owsley, Barbara Kent, Arthur Lake and Maude Eburne.  Review: My original choice for a movie this morning turned out to be pretty bad, bad enough for me to turn it off after only about 10 minutes. Indiscreet was readily available as an alternative so I gave it a try. It ended up being an OK choice. Gloria Swanson was an incred...

Movie Review: The Lucky One (2012)

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Synopsis: While serving in Iraq, Logan comes across a photo of a mystery woman. Soon after, he survives multiple situations that should have killed him and believes the photo, or possibly the woman in it, is a good luck charm. When he returns to the United States, Logan travels to Louisiana to find the woman and thank and falls in love. Who's in it? The movie stars Zac Efron , Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner, Riley Thomas Stewart and Jay Ferguson. Review: I don't normally watch romantic movies without my wife but do occasionally come across one that seems interesting enough to give a try even if she isn't in the room with me. That was the case with The Lucky One . Unfortunately, it ended up being a disappointment. Let me start out by saying I didn't think this was a bad movie. As far as romance films go, it was OK. The reason I thought it was a disappointment is it had the potential to be so much more than it was. The part about Logan (Efron) finding the photograph a...