Seven Kinds Of Grace - Dan Wheeler

Advantages: Fabulous ending
Disadvantages: Some of it is quite dull

...Detective Lieutenant William Somerset is just six days off retiring when he becomes involved in the hunt for a serial killer. Aided by Detective David Mills, it soon becomes clear that the murders, although initially random, do have something in common - each of them is the representation of one of the seven deadly sins. Gluttony, for example, is represented by a man so overweight that he was unable to escape from his tormentor. Slowly, the two detectives begin to piece the evidence together, and Mills almost catches the serial killer, nick-named John Doe, at one point, only to narrowly escape with his life. Will they finally catch up with John Doe? Or is he destined to always be one step ahead? Made in 1995 and directed by David Fincher, this film was much praised on release for being excellent in just about every way possible... Read review

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Advantages: Fun acting, excellent timing, beautiful setting, lots of laughs
Disadvantages: No smell-o-vision!!!!! Too smooth an ending.

...character in "Between the Sheets" showed us how she can play a prude who learns to unleash her sexuality. Here, she is none of these - she plays the part of Grace Trevethyn, a just-beyond-middle aged widow who has lived very comfortably all her life, only to find out after her husband's death that she is not only penniless, but heavily in debt. She is strong enough to accept the existence of her husband's mistress Honey (played by Diana Quick), but weak enough to know that her financial situation is close to hopeless. Grace is well aware of her strengths and weaknesses - the former being nothing more profitable than her skills as a gardener, who grows orchids (which could be a profitable endeavor, but, sadly not nearly enough to rid her of the tremendous financial difficulties that seem to mount with each scene). Craig Ferguson co... Read review

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Advantages: Emotional and fantastic film with a brilliant performance from Will Smith
Disadvantages: Made me cry like a baby, but sometimes that's a good thing

...Ben Thomas, a former IRS agent, is haunted by mistakes he has made in his past. Ridden with guilt and remorse, Ben searches for redemption in the form of seven strangers. With his plan set to change the lives of these people, he unexpectedly ends up falling in love with one of his chosen seven, Emily, who has a terminal heart condition, making his plan much harder. However, Ben is determined to carry out his plan and won't let anything get in his way. ~ Cast ~ Ben Thomas - Will Smith Emily Posa - Rosario Dawson Dan - Barry Pepper Ezra Turner - Woody Harrelson Ben's brother - Michael Ealy From watching the trailers of this film I didn't really gage what it was really about as not much of the actual story was given away. However, there is a reason for this and, when watching it, you realise that you're not meant to know... Read review

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