awhirley

Is it just me, or is West Wing no fun any more? I don't know where they're going with this early election plot, but it doesn't look/feel good. I've gotten used to having to work to understand the quick, razor-sharp dialog that often seems so "insider" that I have no idea how they know what each other are talking about. That was fun. But the episodes now (2005)just make me tired; they aren't going anywhere and they're a struggle to watch--not the kind of struggle that some of the emotional episodes have been (did they really kill off Mrs. Landingham!!!!!!!) but a struggle like too close to real-life, frustrating stuff that I don't want more of!!

I thought this movie was going to be light and funny--and it WAS in some parts. Alfree Woodard and Faye Grant give especially good performances. Faye Grant's character is a scream! And Julianne Moore is great as Betty Lou's sister. But when it got to the suspenseful parts, it went beyond light and funny. It was surprisingly good. I enjoyed every minute of it.