#140RVW: Skyfall

#140RVW: Skyfall. So good. Manages to be dark and gritty and fun at same time. A must-see for anyone who's ever enjoyed a Bond of any era...

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#140RVW: The Commitments

#140RVW: The Commitments. Did you know that the guitarist is played by Glen Hansard? Just found out. Only seen this amazing movie 100 times.

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Also, I must point out that although the movie was released in 1991, I was not in the movie. Or was I...

#140RVW: Game Change

#140RVW: Game Change. Moore, Harris & Harrelson captivating in well-told tale of bat-shit crazy people. Had nearly forgotten the weirdness.

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#140RVW: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

#140RVW: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Delightful story, charmingly delivered by lovely McGregor, Blunt & Waked. KSThomas too fun for words.

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#140RVW: As Good As It Gets

#140RVW: As Good As It Gets. Jack's smug mugging fails to ruin James L Brooks' master class, but it's a close thing. Hwood, more Helen Hunt!

#140RVW: Monsters, Inc.

#140RVW: Monsters, Inc. Pixar's 4th is where they really hit their stride; has heart & humor, but 1st killer premise. Tear up EVERY time...

Stealing Trinity by Ward Larsen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Impulse buy; picked up as Kindle deal of the day months ago and picked away at it a bit at a time before seriously powering through it recently. Very glad I did.

Very different than my usual read, but that's the whole point, isn't it? I can easily see why historical fiction is such a popular genre. This sort of "What if" thinking is natural to everyone, and so makes for an inexhaustible supply of scenarios.

This one is quite simple in the telling: the pursuit of a loose thread; a Nazi agent tasked with stealing the secrets of the Manhattan Project in the days after the surrender of Germany.

Great thriller; interesting story. Well written, but switches perspective/voice a little too frequently; gets a little distracting. Inclusion of female protagonist so prominently into the third act changes the tone of the piece. Turns the feel from tight spy story to Hollywood thriller. Not necessarily a bad thing, just unexpected and tonally at odds with the earlier chapters.

All in all, a very enjoyable read; looking forward to move of the author's works.

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