gideontiberius

As a RN, I am empathetic to any patient that suffers from an acute event, such as a stroke, MI, etc. However, most of these events can be prevented.

Don't get me wrong, it is beneficial for the individual to believe in something. Whether it be a higher power (God) or family, etc. However, religion will not cure you. Foxx speaks endlessly about how God rehabilitated him, but also asks continuously "Why me?". "Jamie Foxx don't get strokes."

Well Jamie, God didn't rehabilitate you, the doctors, nurses and ancillary staff did! This was the perfect opportunity to show the under appreciated nurses some serious love! However, you simply chose to classify them as "butt wipers". His sister had no idea where the hospitals were, which shows how out of touch celebrities are with healthcare. If they hadn't entered the hospital I guarantee religion would have done nothing for him without the tremendous medical care he received.

"Jamie Foxx don't get strokes.". Really? Your body doesn't care who you are or how rich you are. Clearly, you had unchecked risk factors (i.e. Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, etc.) and you left them untreated. Instead of using this special as a platform for stroke awareness and the importance of our shrinking number of underpaid medical professionals in this country, you chose to show the viewers your resume, wealth and denial of your health.

Millions of patients go through the same thing Foxx did everyday and most of them don't have the benefit of wealth, extensive rehab or even family to help them through. A comedy special about his ego-stroking, health unawareness and narcissism is not what we need.

When we were first introduced to Echo in Hawkeye I thought she was a weak villain. She was deaf, had an artificial leg and was basically a dull boring character. I just didn't buy her as someone who could actually fight and defend herself. She doesn't even look athletic or like she works out. Now we get a series centered on this dull boring character who seems to boss even her own family and friends around, to get what she wants. She's uninteresting and unlikable and basically the show is just her saying "Me me me!" It's laughable to me that she could even get a hit in on Daredevil. Come on Marvel, quit diminishing major character abilities to make this terrible character look like she could even fight remotely.

I went into this movie with low expectations. Likely due to that I actually enjoyed it. Always like Nicolas Cage and he's really the main star of the movie and only reason to watch this. My main gripe is his daughter Ashley. She basically just plays an annoying character the entire movie and freaks out every chance that she can get. It's like she's having a panic every time she speaks. She has a continual look on her face like she suffering from a small bowel obstruction. I'm really perplexed that Hollywood continue continually churns out characters like her in these movies, which only act to annoy the viewer. She adds nothing to the movie in a beneficial way, and we never care for her even remotely. I would've given this movie one more star if they would've killed her off before it ended. Regardless, a fun, entertaining movie, but don't expect too much.