Becoming Ms. Bennet: Pride and Prejudice

 

This was a fun rendition of Pride and Prejudice. I like that this was a movie about making a movie about Pride and Prejudice Vs a remake. I think whoever tries to make a remake has a tough act to follow on the one starting Kiera Knightley. However, I have seen Lexi Giovagnoli in quite a few movies and I feel like she gets better every time. I loved her chick flicks, I think they are perfect for any romance lover. I think the main reason I liked this movie is because of the characters parallels to the Pride and Prejudice characters they are playing. I love Liam and I think he is easier to love and to thaw than the cold heart of Mr. Darcy. I love how he warms to Kate and is trying to stand up and protect her. I enjoyed the relationship that Kate has with a lot of her costars. I also like that they tried to make it realistic and that everything in the movie industry didn’t come naturally to Kate, she has to work hard or lose her job. I think it was a fun twist that adds a modern day flair and yet still holds true to a lot of Pride and Prejudices original charm. 

This vs That: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

I decided to watch the Hating Games because Lucy Hale was in it and I love her. But when I saw it was based on a book I was like well dang I’m going to need to read it too. 

The book has a lot to offer. It’s a fun compelling book that is an enemies to lovers romantic comedy. It’s a great read for any romance reader. I particularly liked that this was a very straightforward book romantically. I don’t always love when stories introduced love triangles but I think that this had the right amount of it to add a little drama to the novel without overdoing it, ultimately you know that Josh is Lucy’s dream man even if she is unwilling to admit it for awhile (because of the whole enemies thing). Joshua’s behavior at times I found weird because he clearly has had romantic feelings for Lucy for far longer than she has had them for him but the way he expresses himself doesn’t always convey that and adds tension to their everyday dynamics.

I loved the feisty interaction they had in the movie. It was just the right amount of sassy and entertaining. I did watch the movie twice and thought it was amazing both times (it has the same feel to me as To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, which is one of my top favorite romance movies). I think that while the movie missed a lot of details like most movies tend to do just based on time alone, I think some of the interactions play out better. I liked the way Lucy defends Josh with his family at the wedding VS the book, but his fathers reaction was better in the book. I love the way the book portrays Josh’s breakup with his EX before Lucy and how he has always loved Lucy, but I love the way the Movie ends better because I think it offers a more full circle ending.

All in all they both have a lot to offer and are both successes in my mind. Both deserve five stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️.

Book = Movie

Bridgerton

 

First of all I love Bridgerton, I think everyone does. There is something about the time period, with the right hint of drama and scandal that makes this show irresistible. I loved the first season with Daphne and Simon and I wasn’t sure if the second season would measure up but of course a Bridgerton would never disappoint. Season two was potentially more dramatic than season one and I’m not even sure how they did it. Bridgerton is making this era popular and is bringing back tea parties. My Husband wasn’t too keen on watching this with me because he said it looked boring but after a few minutes he was hooked as well (he cracks me up). 

Anthony is back determined to take a bride, but for duty and nothing else. Love isn’t in the cards for him as far as he is concerned. He plans to wait for the Queen to name her diamond and that will be his bride because any woman in their right mind would jump at the chance to marry the Viscount. 

The Sharma’s came to Mayfair for the season in hopes of finding the youngest daughter Edwina a husband. This doesn’t seem like a difficult task since the queen named her the seasons diamond. She becomes the desire of all the men including the Viscount. However, this is a matter of the heart and she won’t settle for less than she deserves.

Kate is determined to find her sister a husband who will love and support her and the Viscount is definitely not the one but Edwina seems to have her eyes set on him. While Kate and Anthony bicker about the future between him and Edwina they discover an attraction between themselves that cannot be denied and a potential scandal that must be avoided for both of their families sakes.

I really enjoyed this season. I loved finding out more about Anthony and what made him the man he is. You get to find out more about his past and one of the biggest tragic events that occurred to the Bridgerton family, the death of their father. You get to see lots of mentions of Edmund and how he was as a father and how is absence affected everyone. It was bittersweet and I think probably the most insightful thing in the season. 

Daphne’s presence was always a plus but I wished we got to see more of her and even had some appearances made by Simon. Colins wasn’t really my cup of tea in this season. I felt as if he hadn’t really grown up and learned to stop chasing things that were pointless, a child still wishing for things that the adult in him knows he can’t have and then missing the beautiful things right in front of him. Benedict was the same funny carefree spirit. Eloise definitely had more of a presence in Daphne’s absence and I loved her story as it progressed through the season. I can’t wait to see her love story in the future because whoever courts and marries Eloise Bridgerton better have a back and a mind of steel. I do think she can be overly dramatic but I suppose one of the siblings must be. As for Edwina Sharma she truly has a heart filled with kindness to be able to forgive her sister and accept the Bridgerton family after the wrong doings done to her, I hope she gets the fairytale ending she deserves. 

This show is honestly a masterpiece and I am pretty sure that Netflix created the double thumbs up just for Bridgerton.

Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and Double Thumbs Up 👍 👍 . 

Fatherhood

 

Fatherhood is a true story about a man who loses his wife due to a complication after she gave birth and who then needs to figure out how to raise his newborn daughter. The man goes into a hospital with his wife and leaves only with his baby. Can you imagine living through something like that. The movie centers on him learning how to take care of her and the struggles he faces as a single father. His friends and family doubt his ability to raise Maddy. His former mother in law is constantly stepping on his toes and they often end up in arguments each stemming from their own grieve. Matt learns that he can’t always have all the answers and starts focusing on trying to honor his wife’s memory and doing what is best for his daughter. You see him navigate years of fatherhood and trying to move on in his work life and romantic life. Ultimately is was a beautiful story of a loving father.

This movie was an absolute tear jerker. I started crying within the first few minutes and didn’t stop until it was over. It was such an emotional movie and you can’t help but imagine what that situation would feel like and sympathize for Matt, but he didn’t let the circumstances hold him back he always powered through every struggle for his daughter. 

I thought Kevin Hart was absolutely brilliant in this performance. I think I am use to him playing more comedic roles and wasn’t sure if he would really be able to pull this off but I was completely wrong. He killed it. It was heart wrenching and I felt the story as it I was living it myself, it was truly beautiful.

I think the only thing I wish was done better from a production/script standpoint was the ending. Typically when a movie is based on a true story they end telling you what happened after the ending. Did the person get their dream job, was the couple happily married for 40 years, did the person die in war, etc. In this movie we don’t get that, we don’t know where Maddie and Matt are or what happened to them after the credits roll.

Still this movie is a 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.