Tom Selleck Movie Review: ****Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005)

 This is the first Jesse Stone movie based on the book with the same name.  This is about a couple of serial killers coming to Paradise, who somewhat randomly pick their targets, but by the end of the movie are wanted to kill people that would cause pain for Chief Stone.  His current girlfriend or he calls her a pal with whom he has sex is one of the victims.  The killers are a husband and wife who seem to get a thrill out of killing.  Adams is a very good shot and each of the victims receives two bullets to the heart.  When they go after Stone he is prepared with a bullet proof vest.

There is also a teen date rape story.  The popular athlete and his friends commit a rape and tell the lady she wwill regret it if she tells.

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  Tom Selleck

  Jesse Stone. The chief
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  Jane Adams

  Brianna Lincoln. Serial killer
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  Reg Rogers

  Andrew Lincoln. Husband who helps plan the murders. They get thrills

• out of watching home movies of the killings

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  Viola Davis

  Molly Crane. A deputy who takes the lead of investigating the rape
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  Alexis Dziena

  Candace Pennington. The rape victim
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  Kohl Sudduth

  Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson. Another deputy
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  Polly Shannon

  Abby Taylor. The Pal who is murdered

Movie Review: ***^Fences

As I watched this movie, I was thoroughly convinced that Denzel Washington and Viola Davis would compete for oscars as the husband an wife Troy and Rose Maxson, who are the focus of this character study.  However another worthy performance is that of Mykelti Williamson who portrays Troy's brother who has brain damage form the war.  This movie gives you the feel that you are sitting in on this family, as they relieve tension after work, with their good friend Bono (Stephen Henderson)  The relationship between Troy and his son (Jovan Adepo) is played up in the advertising, but this seems only a back story compared to that of the couple.  The other son is Lyons (Russel Hornsby) a struggling musician.  I was enjoying this movie, but eventually the character of troy began to seem too shallow.  When he explains his reason for having an affair was because he needs to laugh, and lost my sympathy for the character.  At that point the show went from being a best picture nominee to just being a cliche.  that person who deserves honor is Viola Davis.  Her reaction to the above revelation from Troy is beautifully done.

Movie Review: ***^The Help

This movie was very enjoyable, during the Kennedy years, and start of the civil rights movement.  It took a lot of courage in those days to confront your environment, especially in the South under Jim Crow laws. When segregation is the law, it is hard to stand up.  This move has Emma Stone as a young author, writing about the injustices she sees, and through time recruits a group of "Help" to tell her stories; positive stories and stories of injustices.  Viola Davis and Octovia Spencer are "The Help" first help with the book.  Bryce Dallas Howard portrays the worse of the racists.  She is just evil, wanting to pass a law requiring extra bathrooms for "Black Help."  It is fun how the book comes out, and how they are able to do just enough so they can publish the book without being arrested.