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smartypantsz's rating
I really don't know what all the hullabaloo is all about. I will give credit to Autin Butler, as he did a good job looking and acting like 'The King' (I never really was ever into the whole Elvis thing...), but the movie to me was just boring. I opted out after about the 1/2-way mark.
It didn't interest me in the slightest. I didn't know Tom Hanks was in it when I started watching it, and when he appearred on screen, I thought 'well, at least there's Tom Hanks in the movie...' - but really... he just sort of looked like he was phoning it in.
I know I didn't see the whole movie, but I just couldn't.
It didn't interest me in the slightest. I didn't know Tom Hanks was in it when I started watching it, and when he appearred on screen, I thought 'well, at least there's Tom Hanks in the movie...' - but really... he just sort of looked like he was phoning it in.
I know I didn't see the whole movie, but I just couldn't.
Just really a load of unbelievable hogwash. I feel bad in saying that, because Dana Delaney is great in most everything she's done, including this. Ron Perlman was good in Quest For Fire, only because we didn't have to hear him speak and be his regular macho self. He's so unbelievably indigestible in this, being an arrogant, rich, religous-nut a$$h0le, it's just unbearable to watch. And Garret Dillahunt gets to show us his pumped-up body again, and act tough-guy macho. So tiring...
It's just too much. The over-zealous, good-looking, 'charming' young preacher, the ever-so-intelligent, tough, sensitive call-girl 'with a heart' of course, and on and on and on...
Seen it all before, but somehow, this was just worse. At the end of the rth episode in the first season, Perlman's character gets down on his knees to ask the call-girl if she will marry him - and the episode ends as we await her answer. At that point, I said 'alright - that's it', and deleted the series from my line-up. I just couldn't believe it - nor did I care.
Avoid at all costs.
It's just too much. The over-zealous, good-looking, 'charming' young preacher, the ever-so-intelligent, tough, sensitive call-girl 'with a heart' of course, and on and on and on...
Seen it all before, but somehow, this was just worse. At the end of the rth episode in the first season, Perlman's character gets down on his knees to ask the call-girl if she will marry him - and the episode ends as we await her answer. At that point, I said 'alright - that's it', and deleted the series from my line-up. I just couldn't believe it - nor did I care.
Avoid at all costs.
O.k. - all the usual disclaimers, like 'This is no Oscar contender...', etc. Etc., but - this film is fuuuuny. Mr. Devine does a very decent job as the befuddled dork who doesn't know how to handle women, and Rose Byrne's 'Jexi' is absolutely spot on. I mean, seriously. She is fuuuuny. O.k., it's mostly unrealstic in that a gorgeous Alexandra Shipp would fall for such a foot-in-the-mouth dork who has barely any social skills, but the interaction between them, the great San Francisco background, the funny side characters (Michael Pena gets a big nod) make this a very watchable, funny li'l film, definitately worthy of a Netflix watch.