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The Watch (2020)
Rubbish
Sorry but in my opinion, this is a rubbish version. It is not anything like Sir Terry Pratchett's discworld.
I believe there are some points of disrespect to the original, e.g. How can a being made of rock (Detritus a troll) be killed by a normal crossbow bolt. And since when is Lady Ramkin a terrorist.
Did the writer's even read any of the books?
The acting of the cast is good, it's the storyline and text that doesn't work for me.
That said if it wasn't pretending to be Pratchett's discworld, it would be passable as a new world.
The use of modern technology (telephones) is also confusing.
I'm sticking with it in the hope the show overcomes my obvious prejudice, if I can disconnect from it.
Detours (2016)
Father & Daughter road trip!
A gentle and fun film that reveals a loving relationship that most of us can connect to on a personal level.
Jennifer Giraldi (Tara Westwood in a great performance showing Jenny's vulnerability and strength) has split from her husband after catching him in bed with
another man. She is confused as it seems everyone but her knew he was gay (including her late mother at their wedding).
Jenny gets a new job in Florida and decides to drive there, asking her father, Dan Giraldi (enjoyably and skillfully played by Carlo Fiorletta) to join her on the road trip. Initially refusing, Dan then agrees and they head off, guided by Joe the GPS (voiced by Craig Wollman). The interactions between the three on the trip are funny and poignant and add to the movies likability. The soft comicality of Joe the GPS is always lovable, Wollman has a great voice.
Dad brings the ashes of his late wife Grace Giraldi (played by Kim Director in a number of flashbacks) along in a coffee can so that they can scatter her ashes at sea.
Along the way the two connect more with each other and share various, some previously unspoken, memories of Grace, meet interesting locals (including a lovely cameo by Paul Sorvino), each have a one night stand and eventually arrive at Jen's new home. They hire a boat to travel 3 nautical miles out, thereby obeying state laws, and scatter Grace's ashes - a touching scene made convincing by the performances of Westwood and Fiorletta.
In all I found the film full of pathos and totally credible, made so by strong believable performances from the two leads and an accomplished supporting cast.
I thoroughly enjoyed the film and will definitely watch it again.