You couldn’t keep us out of the theater this week! October is full of new releases, and we were excited to catch Digger and Verity on their opening weekend. The reviews for Digger were definitely mixed, but we were looking forward to judging for ourselves. Unlike the majority of critics, we enjoyed it and found humor throughout. Tom Cruise gives a great performance and there are a couple twists in the film that surprise you upon first watch. In an earlier episode, Hannah discussed how she read Verity and what she thought of it being made into a film. To prep for its release, Ailish listened to the audiobook so she could have the full Colleen Hoover experience. Unfortunately, we were both left disappointed by many aspects of the film. One positive is that Anne Hathaway is certainly giving it her all even though she hardly moves through the whole film.
To go along with the release of Digger, we thought we’d have a Tom Cruise Week. We’ve watched some of his films for other episodes and tried to get selections spanning multiple decades. Cocktail is from 1988 and to say this takes an unexpected turn is an understatement. We could watch Cruise throw drinks around all day long, so we’re not sure why some choices were made as they were in the second half of this one. The Firm was a film we’ve heard about, but never seen over the years. We both agreed that this was thrilling and fun, and it was great to see Cruise and Gene Hackman working beside each other. It’s amazing how many iconic stars Cruise has worked with throughout his career! Lastly, we have American Made. We don’t know about you, but we can confidently say we had never heard of this 2017 film. While it was an interesting story based on the real life of Barry Seal, there were some odd choices with the cinematography and editing. Nevertheless, it’s always fun to see Cruise flying airplanes.
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