Parts of it were very old Hollywood, (or just Hollywood?) where the woman was 22 and the man was older and jaded about life. Including a scene where the main young woman Betty, was saying how she was 22 she was told there is "Nothing like being 22" which prompted me to think of T-Swift. So enjoy the interlude.
There was no real villain so much as the pressures of Hollywood and it's delusions create both a villain and a victim all in one. It's about age, the struggle to be respected as older, but revered as younger, and somewhat highlights the inequality of the old hag versus the silver fox. As I've mentioned before, if it's on the AFI list, there is probably a reason, and I support this choice (unlike Raging Bull that I really didn't get). Anyway, go see it, if only to be 22, which is a wonderful age.
On an unrelated note, I did read The Ocean At the End of the Lane once I got it, and it was beautiful, as I suspected it to be. I wanted it to be longer only because I didn't want it to end, but the story was really just the prefect length.
It's October, which means it's time for Hockey! My Panther's are off to a 1-2 start, with our home opener promising to kind of hurt because we are playing the Penguins. At the same time, we've been looking feisty, so I'm excited for pucks on the ice and some rat tricks! I even have two new books for hockey season. Hockey Tonk which is about the Nashville Predators (and also some other stuff, but really, it was $.50 and I couldn't resist the title) and Miami Ice about the Florida Panthers and our first awesome seasons!
So happy hockey and happy reading and happy 80 degree weather which is totally cool enough to warrant getting hot drinks at Starbucks again.
