Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Runner, Runner Starring Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck and Gemma Arterton


All Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) desired in life was to be a Princeton Graduate. All college students aim for the best education from the most prestigious college. So they will have a better opportunity to become financially secure in life.

However, all college students are not from wealthy backgrounds so they need to work for their college tuition in order to attend college. Many some students have to plan ahead and work part-time for their college expenses.

But Princeton’s tuition is $60,000.00 a year--- so Richie used his talent for gambling to win his college tuition--because he was warned by Princeton---no gambling allowed on their premises---he goes off campus to gamble.

Richie is extraordinary with numbers, he can solve any equation Princeton Professors assigned him. He had reached the frantic point to win his $60,000. Richie gambled for his tuition---and he does it online.

He had won a lot of money---but suddenly he loses it all--- this is inconceivable. So another guy and Richie researched the site and they find that he was cheated.



So Richie goes to an isolated island to challenge the gambling site’s crooked owner, Ivan Brock (Ben Affleck). Ivan enticed Richie to stay and work for him. So now Richie is Ivan’s apprentice to learn and make more money in a short time than most men make in their lifetime.

Suddenly---everything goes south in their relationship turned sour and the FBI is on Richie’s back--- to help bring Ivan down. Does the FBI care they are putting Richie’s life in jeopardy.

Ivan is a mean hard man---a real killer---a man who is better left alone. Killing to him is a game something to play and enjoy. I hope Richie gets out alive.

Mark your movie calendar for September 27, 2013 this is the premiere date of Runner, Runner staring Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck and Gemma Arterton. Don’t miss Runner, Runner it will be a good movie.


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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Elysium 2154 Starring Matt Damon


On planet Earth 114 years from 2013---in the year 2154 there are still two categories of people---the haves and the have not’s.

In Elysium in 2154---lived the very wealthy in an immaculate space station---there is no crime, no poverty, no wars, no hunger and no disease. The residents of Elysium have medical machines available to give treatments to them when they are ill---then they are cured as it will eliminate any illness. There is nothing these wealthy people do without. These are the haves---so nothing has changed in this order. 

On Earth in 2013 the ones who were the haves that ruled were called “The Elite Group” the very wealthy---the billionaires.

On Earth in 2154 survivors were the “Have Not’s” who lived on a dilapidated burnt out planet with too many people. Who were constantly fighting hunger, disease, and working in factories that were dangerous and controlled by robots---manned from the secure space station. The Earth residents lived a hopeless existence who desired to enter the space station for a better life of good food and medical care.

But Earth in 2154 had Max De Costa (Matt Damon) after an industrial accident in the factory where he worked---resulted in Max acquiring a cancer virus. He was given the sad news that he had only days to live---so he needed to get in the space station to obtain medical treatment to save his life. This meant getting past Elysium’s Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster) who operated and guarded Elysium with all her power including robots.



What happened to change Max De Costa into a fighting machine? Did a friend do this to save his life or did the enemy from the space station do this to make him a robotic slave to Elysium?

Max is the Earth’s last hope to save the people who desperately need food, medical care and a better life for them and their families.

Will the Earth people win against the manufactured High Tech Supreme space station Elysium? That President Patel ( Faran Tehir) rules with the highest security system.

We will have to wait until August 9, 2013 and it will be in theaters for all to see.



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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Dominic Purcell and Erin Karpluk in---Assault on Wall Street


What happens when Jeremy Stancroft  ( John Heard) tells his traders on Wall Street to dump 12 Billion Dollars of certificates that hard working Americans invested in? If you were not hit by Wall Street‘s greed in real life---then you are among the lucky few.

When one invests their hard earned money with a stock broker they trust and are not notified in time to move that investment to another stock---then you lose everything.  And this has happened in real time to many Americans.

However, this movie might make you feel a little better about someone taking on the “Big Boys of Wall Street.” It has plenty of action, drama, and pay back scenes.

The movie is about a hardworking New Yorker Jim Baxford (Dominic Purcell) who invested his savings in certificates for his family. When Wall Street decides to play God and dump the certificates without notice---then people like Jim are devastated.

Jim finds out when the banks calls his wife Rosie Baxford (Erin Karpluk) and he tells her everything will be fine. Now at this point Jim thinks it will be fine.

But when he talks to everyone involved he finds out his money is gone and he will not receive a penny of his investment. So he decides to get even with the ones who cooked the pot to get their big bonuses. 

Now we all know it is not legal to start shooting people---but this is just a movie---fiction---not real.

So pop your Popcorn and drizzle it with chocolate and you will be ready to watch this review and the DVD of the movie Assault on Wall Street will be out August 13th, 2013.

Reserve your copy of ---Assault on Wall Street on DVD online and---save gas. I am because I try to be a fugal savvy shopper.


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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler---in The Ugly Truth

                                           

Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) produced a T.V. morning news show in beautiful Sacramento, the capital city of California which is located at the union of the Sacramento River and American River.

Her show is about to be cancelled because of poor ratings. And the manager of the show Stuart (Nick Searey) has talked to Abby about it because he is very concerned if something does not improve fast---they might be pulled. He told Abby he had two daughters in college and he needed his job and now she needs to find a solution to their problem.


With this on her mind Abby ---she still agreed to keep a blind date with a guy who is 5’8’ much shorter than Abby.

She is a person who likes to control all the events in her life---including guys. She actually has a list of what she is looking for in a perfect man. Abby walks home after the blind date and he probably thought it was the worse blind date in history.


As she started to bed---her cat D’Artagnan stepped on the remote control and changed the channel to “The Ugly Truth Show” and Abby got the shock of her life.
Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler) a Sacramento cable talk show “Host” a channel where listeners call in to talk with him about the ugly truths of life.

 Mike believed and stated on live T.V. is--- men are simple creatures and all they want is sex---so throw away all the books that talk about what men want. Because all they care about is how a woman looks---they just want sex.

Abby was so upset by what she heard that she called in to speak to Mike Chadway. She asked him if he believed in love and he replied that he believed in passion. Well it went downhill from there and he ended up saying she was probably a dog (which crudely put—she was ugly.)

Abby awaken to another day and found that her boss Stuart was smiling so big he could not contain himself---he told everyone he had hired Mike Chadway to do The Ugly Truth on their show.

What a great surprise for most and other knew how Abby felt about so they agreed with her. But after the first day on the show the rating sky-rocket and not only was Stuart happy but the owners wanted to
Fly in and have dinner with Mike who saved their show.

Now Abby had to work with Mike because of the rating; however,  she still had a poor attitude towards him. But it was slowly changes as he gave her advice about how to reel in the doctor who lived in her apartment unit. She finally listened to Mike and his instructions to her are working in her favor.  

Abby told Mike that Colin was the perfect man and she and Colin started dating. He took her to nice places and she pretended to be someone she was not---that Mike implanted into her head---so she could get the man of her dreams.

But was he what Abby really wanted? Was Colin falling for the person Abby was not? Would Mike realize that he was falling for Abby and become jealous of Colin? What would Mike do about it?

Two handsome men and one beautiful woman equal a triangle where one person will lose. And that is
“The Ugly Truth.”


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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer in---The Family (2013)



                                   


Fred Blake/Giovanni Manzoni (Robert De Niro) a Mafia Boss who was an important part of the mob has informed to the CIA about the entire organization. Therefore---Fred and his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) their son Warren (John D’Leo) and Daughter Belle (Dianna Agron) are relocated to Normandy, France and are using the last name of Blake in lieu of Manzoni.

Their CIA contact is Agent Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones) who tries to keep them safe with strict instructions to them---that is was necessary to live---a quiet existence. But poor Agent Stansfield ends up relocating the Manzoni Family time and time again.

Why is this happening? Because they still solved all their issues the “Family” way---and that means in violent loud commotions---nothing is done by this family in a silent mode. With all their issues and trying to fit in to a society of a normal family life style---this is a funny movie.

And of course with their uncivilized behavior---the mob is hot on their trail---so this pushes Agent Stansfield to work constantly in trying to keep them safe. The family is relocated time and time again---staying just leaps ahead of the old cronies from the mob---who are sent as hit men to assassinate the Manzoni Family.

 Agent Stansfield tries to drum it into their heads to please live quietly so the neighbors cannot gossip and spread the news where you are located. This is a sinisterly funny film and the acting is great---of course. With Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones and the beautiful Michelle Pfeiffer no one would expect---anything but the best.

I am marking my calendar for September 13th 2013 for the premiere of “The Family.” I hope you will too.

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Monday, July 1, 2013

Paranoia---Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford and Amber Heard



Adam Cassidy (Liam Hemsworth) only wanted to make it in the Hi-Tech world so he could take care of his father Francis Cassidy (Richard Dreyfuss) has worked for 32 years as a security guard in New York City. But has nothing to show for it--- he became the average American struggling along on his little retirement.


Adam spent years refining his technical skills until he could make or copy anything technical to perfection. Now all he needed was a break and he was hoping it would be soon.

When Adam finally got his big chance he was thrilled, but the thrill soon became a chill and he found himself between two of the world most powerful and greedy tech billionaires in the dangerous business of corporate espionage.

Jack Goddard (Harrison Ford) and Nicholas Wyatt (Gary Oldman) whom are vicious and hostile toward each other and will stop at nothing to take the other one down.
It was Adams misfortune to be associate with Nicholas Wyatt first because he blackmailed him into becoming a spy stealing Hi-Tech trade secret in the Jack Goddard Corporation.



Of course there is a girl involved in Adams life now---one he cares about---Emma Jennings (Amber Heard). He will at all cost try to keep their relationship alive and ongoing.

Adam is trying to stay on good terms with Nicholas Wyatt who is blackmailing him by using his sick father. And his present employer Jack Goddard who he is stealing secrets from but is not aware of it yet.


Suddenly when Adam thinks nothing else bad could happen to him--- FBI Agent Billups (Josh Holloway) in charge of criminal investigation approached Adam to make a deal. Agent Billups told Adam that spying for Wyatt--- he could go to jail and stealing from Goddard could get him killed.

The action begins in this drama-thriller as both Goddard and Wyatt are after Adam now since he got even with them by using his Hi-Tech skills---what he did I do not know but I am hoping for a good ending. And I will wait for the movie to open in theaters in the USA on August 16th 2013.


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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Sylvester Sallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in---Escape Plan




Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) is called into a high level meeting concerning the security of a prison; because he is the number one expect in the world on mechanical security of prisons. 

To reach this level of knowledge he meticulously scrutinized each high security prison---obtaining massive information in endurance abilities He became the world’s designer of escape-proof prisons.


Little did Ray know he would find himself in a master escape-proof prison he designed after he is framed and imprisoned. He does not know who put him there---but he will find out and then it will be payback time.


In prison Ray makes a friend with Swan Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) an inmate who is curious about why Ray is there in the first place. He tells Swan who he is and that someone wanted him there for reasons unknown. Ray got his proof of that when the warden Willard Hobbs (Jim Caviezel) told him he was paid a high price to keep him in prison.


This prison is a “Hell Hole” plus---what the inmates endure is inhumane and unbelievable. But the time will come when all of this will be dealt with---but the question is---will Ray and Swan still be alive to enjoy the end of it all. 

In order to escape they will need a diversion, an inside man, outside person, and a computer expert. When in place the action will begin when the prison break-out begins.


Mark your calendar for October 18, 2013 for action, thrills because that is when the premiere in the USA. That will be a great day for Arnold and Sly because for about 30 years they have tried to make their schedules fit so they could make a movie together.


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Monday, June 24, 2013

Faster---Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton



Driver (Dwayne Johnson) was sent to prison for ten years for being involved with his brother in a bank heist. His brother (Matt Gerald) was the only one in Driver’s crude upbringing who really loved him. His step-father beat him and his mother (Annie Corley) never tried to intervene at any time. Only his brother tried to protect him and showed him what brotherly love was all about.

So when his brother’s driver for the bank job backed out---Driver offered to drive for his brother. Although Driver was never in the bank and never had a gun---he was still involved as the driver---making him an accessory.

Driver proved to be an excellent driver as he eluded the police cars that chased them all over the city. So the good news is they got away. The bad news is another gang decided to rob Driver’s brother’s gang of the bank money.


Five men were involved---but only four broke into the house and shot two of the gang then tied up driver and his brother. They demanded to know where the money was---but the brother would not tell them. One of the guys threatened to shoot the brother several times if they did not tell them where the money was hidden.

Driver was afraid for his brother’s life---so he told them where they hid the money. So everything was fine they found the money so Driver thought they would leave. His brother kept telling Driver everything would be alright.

After they found the money the big black guy with the tattoos on his hands and arms grabbed Driver’s brother head and cut his throat. Driver was screaming---as he watched his brother fall to the floor bleeding out before his eyes---and he could not do anything. One of the men had a camera and told Driver to smile---and that was when Driver looked into the camera and said---I will hunt you down and kill every one of you.

The 5th man a dirty cop (Billy Bob Thornton) who was the leader walked into the room and pulled his gun and shot Driver in the head. Driver was left for dead---but he had an Angel looking out for him that day. The surgeons saved his life---then implanted a metal plate in his head to replace what was blown away by the bullet. The bullet went through his head and out his cheek---leaving a nasty scar.


Driver finally got out of prison and he was on his way to avenge his brother’s death. He paid a guy with contacts to make a list of the four men and to find out where his girlfriend was so he could find them all.

Driver did not realize the man in charge was the 5th man---a dirty cop---who did not care who he hurt as long as he got his way.

Driver hunted down each and every one of them---and while this was happening the dirty cop hired a hit man to kill Driver. Driver was now the hunted by a professional killer (Oliver Jackson Cohen) as he hunted for revenge---the killer hunted Driver--- because he was paid to do so. The movie is filled with action, crime, drama and is a thriller to say the least.


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Sunday, June 16, 2013

The Heat (2013) Starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy




Paul Feig is a genius to bring together two of the best comedic actresses in films today---Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy---to act together in the new movie “The Heat.”

Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is an anxious Special Agent for the FBI. She wants everything to be carried out by the book in a neat and orderly fashion. Her job is her only friend because the other agents in the agency do not like her. She has been polished and molded for this job and does not understand the others attitude.

Her attitude is always serious and she does not bother to make friends with anyone and that is fine with all the FBI Agents in her office. They ignored her and her orders when she tried to give them. And she just shakes her head and says---unbelievable.

Now the FBI Agency has sent Sarah to Boston to work with a Boston Cop Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy). This will be a meeting of the extreme--- because a polished neat-freak meets a cantankerous foul-mouth do it her way cop.

Shannon talks to everyone with disrespect and even her mother does not show good taste in her gestures to er daughter. So how could one expect Shannon to be polished and neat?

They do have one thing in common---neither one has any friends. So when these two start to work together it is hilarious. Their agencies have teamed them up together to bring down a ruthless drug lord.

And since neither one has worked with a partner with will be a big lesson for them both. And I cannot wait until June 28th to see this movie.

Pop the popcorn because we will also be able to buy the DVD and watch it anytime we want. This is the cherry on top for all movie lovers like me.



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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Fast and Furious 6 with Paul Walker, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson Plus Fast 7 Trailers




Dominic Toretto nickname Dom (Vin Diesel) and Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) and their team’s last heist secured their crew with 100 million--- each retired and settled across the globe. Sadly--- they cannot return home because of their records and they know their lives are in limbo. Although they are wealthy they cannot go home so they unhappy and feel incomplete.

In the meantime Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) has been on a mission of tracking a team of very dangerous and skilled mercenary drivers. He has tracked them across 12 countries. He has been unsuccessful in getting close enough to them to capture the team or at least the brains of the outfit.

The mastermind is called Shaw (Luke Evans) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguz) his merciless second in command. Everyone thought Letty was dead---she was Dom's love.

The only way to put an end to these mercenaries is to meet them on their level. In the street and run them into the ground.

So Hobbs pays Dom a visit and asked for his help and he shows him the picture he has as proof that Letty is alive and well. Dom really does not know how to handle this information—he is happy---hurt and confused.
So Dom calls his special team to assemble in London to hear Hobbs out and then Don will tell him the team will only do it for full pardons.

So the deal is set and the action begins and the chase is on---nothing is held back it will be hit them hard and fast before they can think. But I do not think it will be that easy. We will see after the action starts.

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Lawless starring Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Guy Pearce



During Prohibition Franklin County was known as the Moonshine Capital of the World” well their world anyway. Franklin County Virginia is found at the foothills of the Blue Ridge. It seems that making moonshine was one of the best ways these mountain people had of making a good living. Growing corn did not furnish much but making moonshine they called it “White Lightning” out of the corn made a good living for mountain families.

This story is about a star--- the celebrity of Franklin County in the year of 1931 a Virginian name Forrest Bondurant (Tom Hardy) and his brothers Howard (Jason Clarke) and Jack (Shia Labeouf). These brothers had a bootlegging business and a distillery. This was a well-run family business but since it was not legal they did not pay any taxes and this rubbed the government the wrong way.

And since millions of dollars were being made everyone wanted in on the action---gangster from major cities wanted a piece of the pie. And this is when the trouble started with the Bondurant Family; because a crooked D.A. Mason Wardell (Tim Tolin) came into town bringing his ruthless Special Deputy Charles Rakes (Guy Pearce). They demanded payoff and the Bondurant Brothers were told their lives would be miserable if they did not toe-the-line.

Well I hope the D.A. and his crooked men were ready for all Hell to break loose. It is a known fact that nobody tangles with the mountain men and their businesses---legal or not.

This is an action movie about what is right and what should be right. I say a smart person would leave these people alone to live how they pleased. It would be a more harmonious affair as the crooks and gangster found out.




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Friday, May 10, 2013

White House Down Starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx



The day started out very pleasant for John Cale (Channing Tatum) and his daughter Emily (Joey King) because they were going to spend the day together.

John is a Capitol policeman and he is taking his daughter on a tour of the White House, and while he is there he will be interviewed for a job with the Secret Service. His aspiration has been to work for the Secret Service and to protect President James Sawyer.


When he tells Emily about his intentions---she is so proud of her dad---but it does not matter to her if he is a Capitol policeman or working for the Secret Service---but it seems to matter to her dad so she hopes he gets the job.

John goes into the interview room leaving Emily outside waiting for him. He is interviewed by Secret Service Agent (Maggie Gylenhaal) and she asked him the average questions any HR Clerk would ---however---the clerk would be more professional with interviewing an applicant. John answered the question honestly and from his heart---as this was his dream to work here.


The she said, “You barely maintained a C average in college.” With that said---which was very unprofessional to me---Special Agent Todd is in the room and he snickered. The whole interview was anything but professional.

So John tells Emily, “I think I have a shot at it---you know how it is---they have to talk amongst themselves.” But he knew he would not get what he aspired for---protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx).

So John and Emily continued their tour of the White House. Suddenly---their tour is interrupted by a powerfully armed troop of terrorist led by Stenz (Jason Clarke) to take over the White House.

John is caught in the middle of it all with his daughter---he fears for her and the President Sawyer. He is the only one who can help---so he escapes from the terrorist and starts to look for the President.

Then all the actions from Hell broke loose as he fights his way out with the President. President Sawyer can fight also---when he has to. It opens in theaters June 28, 2013  in the USA

I cannot wait for this action packed thriller with Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx these are two of my favorite actors. My popcorn is ready---now bring on the film.


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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Lone Wolf McQuade Starring Chuck Norris


The Lone Wolf—J.J. McQuade (Chuck Norris) is one of my favorite Chuck Norris movies. It is filled with drama, action, adventure and love.

McQuade is a Texas Ranger who works alone and uses his own uniquely practiced skills to bring criminals to justice.  He can shoot straighter than most and he uses his martial arts as second nature---he does not need to think---he just reacts. He believes in justice and sometimes not by the rules of his badge---but he gets the jobs done his way.

Don’t get in his way or harm his family because he will come after anyone who does---and it will not be pleasant. He will not be forced into a fight---nor, will be back down from one.

                                                     
After handling a gang of horse thieves and bringing the leader in---while saving a group of young Texas Rangers who were following the orders of their leader who lead them into the hands of the gang.

McQuade almost missed his best friend Dakota’s (L.Q. Jones) retirement speech but he makes it in time---dusty and nasty in all his glory. He was talking to Dakota when the Captain walked up and asked him to come to his office.

The reason the Captain wanted him there is to show him what was written in the newspaper about McQuade being a lone wolf---always working alone. The Captain introduce McQuade's new partner to him---Kayo (Robert Beltran) one of the young rangers he saved this morning.

McQuade said no way kid and then he leaves without another word. The Captain told Kayo to stay with him. So the fun begins of having a partner while not acknowledging him.

Kayo goes to McQuade’s home which is an isolated dump---but he likes it. His only pet is a lone wolf he befriended---probably because they were so much alike. This is when Kayo meets the wolf that is guarding McQuade’s house. Kayo runs inside the house as the screen door is unlocked and sees the mess inside the house.

McQuade meets Lola Richardson (Barbara Carrera) and they become involved. The only issue there is a local criminal Rawley Wilkes (David Carradine) is in love with her too. Lola's late husband was Rawley’s partner who he killed for money and her love---and of course she does not know this---yet.


This is a very good movie and I hope you will enjoy the videos and the review.

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Midnight Bayou Starring Jerry O'Connell & Lauren Stamile in


Unless you have lived in a cave---you know who Nora Roberts is---she is one of my very favorite writers and I love her movies from her books.

Today I will talk about one of her movies titled:  Midnight Bayou (2009)

This one is a bit scary but it keeps your attention to the very end---are you ready?

Declan Fitzpatrick (Jerry O’Connell) a Boston law student was invited by his roommate in college and best friend Remy (Chris Lindsay) to his hometown of New Orleans; during Mardis Gras of 2001.

This is exhilarating for Declan and a group of other young college kids as they drove through the outskirts of New Orleans. Declan was standing up in the convertible shouting and taking picture when suddenly a woman dressed in an antiquated maid uniform of over 100 years ago---was standing in the road of front of the fast oncoming car.

Declan shouted stop and the driver stopped---he jumped out of the car looking around for the woman but she had vanished---nowhere to be seen. Then through the dead vines and trees Declan saw the house a beautiful old dilapidated Southern Mansion.

Remy told him it was called Manet Hall---and had bad juju. But amazingly it was love at first sight for Declan---then and there he wanted to buy it. The house moaned and groaned and his friend Remy and his girlfriend Effie(Ciera Payton) said come on lets go or you will be walking to Boston.


Eight years later after he has been a practicing attorney for years---Declan leaves Boston and buys Manet Hall from Odetta Simone (Faye Dunaway). The improvements are magnificent bringing the place back from dilapidation to becoming just what he wanted it to be. It was absolutely beautiful when the interior of the mansion was refurbished.

While he and workers were moving his boxes into his new home he has a beautiful visitor Lena Simone (Lauren Stamile) the granddaughter to Odetta Simone. Lena’s grandmother told her about the new owner Delcan Fitzpatrick. He was engaged to be married and broke it off two days before the wedding and came to New Orleans to buy Manet Hall.

Odetta had bake cornbread and wanted her granddaughter to take it to the new owner. Lena finally gave in and went to Manet Hall. Odetta told Lena if my knees were not giving me trouble and I was 20 years younger---I would go myself and you would not have a chance.

She and Delcan were instantly attracted to each other---but why they did not know. The movie takes the main characters back 100 years to the spirits which initially lived in Manet Hall. It shows how everyone is connected to the past and if the mystery of Abigail Manet (Bianca Malinowski) is not solved then the spirits who haunts Manet Hall will haunt it  forever.


The Manet family is the mother Josephine Manet (Ashley LeConte Campbell), the oldest son who married Abigail is Lucian Manet (Alan Ritchson) and his evil no good brother is Julian Manet (Alejandro Rose-Garcia).

Lucian truly loved his wife and his brother loved her in his own wicked way. The mother was always trying to get rid of Abigail because she was once one of their maids and she did not think she was good enough for her son.

I enjoyed this movie and I read the book also. The movie made the book come to life for me and I am sure anyone who owns the DVD or buys the movie will enjoy it for years.

I love all of Nora Roberts' movies and I have also reviewed on this movie blog titled “Northern Light” and I have more to share with my readers if you like this movie.



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