My Dad is Awesome

[revena]

Some of you probably know that my dad keeps a group blog, GeriLaw, about the practice of elder law. It is pretty cool that my dad has a blog, y'know? But it is awesome that he stuck a rickroll in this post: Why "Elder Law"?

Unrelatedly yet still somehow thematically linked in the most tenuous of ways, I watched Living 'Til the End on the 360 tonight through Netflix. It's got Sean Maher in it, which is why I had it in my instant queue even though it didn't impress me with great potential for awesome. For the most part, I was pleasantly surprised. Maher's character is an estate planner, which was kinda entertaining for me, since that's a profession I know quite a lot about, and the other lead is a writer. Hmmm! There was lots of quirky humor and some really great moments, but also a few odd gaps in the narrative, lines that felt very shoehorned-in, and an ending that left me disappointed. What made it more disappointing, really, was that the twist I wasn't expecting, the one that was actually twisty, was really interesting. Anyhow, it was not a bad way to occupy a few hours.

Comments

[fannyanns.livejournal.com]

yes your dad is awesome. :)

I saw living to the end and had basically the same reaction as you. some very fake, forced lines. the second half was much more interesting than the first, and the plot twist you were expecting? not that interesting. the plot twist you were not expecting? very interesting.

my biggest problem actually was the misuse of the tarot card death. the death card almost NEVER means literal death: it means transformation, change, the passing away of the old and the bringing in of the new. (the new cannot arrive until the old passes away, until there is some room.)

so that was just dumb, I thought.

I think Maher did a good job with an under-written character. the conversation he has with his therapist at the end would have been much more interesting at the beginning. AND, the run-in with the football helmet was kinda precious. so.

have you seen "wedding wars" yet? Maher is in it. he plays John Stamos' lover and it's a kinda cute movie. I wish he would do something else... I think he's got some potential as an actor *and* he's PRETTY. :)

[revena.livejournal.com]

I have Wedding Wars in my DVD queue, actually, but it's pretty far down the priority list, so I dunno when I'll get around to it.

The whole tarot set-up was pretty forced and made for a painfully slow and dragging beginning, I thought. There were several other things throughout the film that sort've smacked of poor research, to me (the behavior of the psychiatrist was pretty odd at some points, and the role of estate planning seemed to be somewhat misunderstood, etc.).

[amphigori.livejournal.com]

How cool is your dad!! That's awesome! :D

[revena.livejournal.com]

He makes me very proud. :-D