This weekend was nuts in a good way. I didn't do much movie watching - I popped in Animal House for the zillionth time, plus I finished watching Ju-On again. I don't know how many times I have watched that, but I am starting to figure out the damn movie. Woohoo! I think the mom is trying to find someone to listen to her - to hear her story. Of course, it really never works out for her, but hey, she has something to tell.
I am watching all of Prime Suspect - do you know this one? Helen Mirren, easily one of the top ten, maybe five actresses working today, plays DCI Jane Tennison for the British police. Her name doesn't change as the series moves on, but her title does. She keeps getting promoted.
If you like incredible crime / police dramas, this is for you. If you like chicks kicking ass, this is for you. It is in NO WAY a chick flick, although the lead character is female. Tennison is an incredibly ambitious police officer, and the series starts in the late 80's or early 90's, so she is up against rampant chauvinism. She is routinely treated like shit, but that is not what the series is about. Tennison knows what is going on with the guys, has no illusions, and plays rough with male team members and superiors. She gets her hands very dirty.
She also drinks too much (it is a problem), smokes too much, sleeps with married men, has minimal personal interaction with family. She puts career above all relationships. She is a fantastic character. The show is full of British acting royalty (Ralph Fiennes and Tom Wilkinson in the first installment, for example).
The series is not what you would expect from TV - it is incredibly good. There are not necessarily neat endings, as the bad guys can get away with it - we know that, right? I think there are six installments, maybe seven? I am halfway through 4 - it is ridiculously good. I recommend putting this in your queue.
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