Documentaries for a change----

This week the weather was agreeable to getting some planting and weeding done so not many films watched.

Working Girl (1988) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096463/
Melanie Griffith has the title role. She is marvelous. One of my favorites from the '80s. Harrison Ford is equally good as the "ace" in mergers and acquisitions at his company. All about the business world in the shark infested waters, and one womans ambition to rise from the secretaries ranks to the "new Jerusalem." 9/10

13 Going On 30 (2004) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337563/
Jennifer Garner in an instantly forgettable film and I already have. Only for Garner I give this 4/10

P. S., I Love You (2007) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431308/
The DVD came out at #1 its' first week. Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler in a romantic drama with some comedy relief. Lovely story of a young womens dealing with the death of her beloved husband, with his help through letters he left for her during the first year. Great music, and the cast is superb. 9/10

Jesus Camp (2007-Documentary) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486358/
Scary look at a summer camp for a fundamentalist church, with what looks like brainwashing to me. The two women filmmakers do not have any voice over. What you see is just the adults running the camp, and the children in various activities and classes. Truely these people are not in my world - but they are. And it is terrifying. 7/10

Sicko (2007-Documentary) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386032/
Michael Moores look at our health care industry, and Canada's, the UK, and France. It all resonates with me because I am the widow of a former federal employee and supposedly have the best insurance going. In the last 2 or 3 years it has steadily gotten more expensive for less care. And I have to argue with voices on the phone at least 2 or 3 times a year. The film makes that point. We keep paying more and getting less. And we are the lucky ones with insurance.
The contrast to universal coverage in other countries is stark. No system is perfect, but we need a universal system. We are all in this together, like it or not.
Sicko is very well done. Unless you are on the rabid right, this film at least should give pause. 9/10

That was it for the week. While the weather is nice, I will be out doors, playing.