makolina

This movie missed a golden opportunity to make a period piece. There's a classic '90s song, Gerard Butler's smoking like it's the '90s, the facts they use in the introduction are from the '90s, why would they make this movie set in the now? In my opinion, this movie would have been better as a period piece given the fact that the introduction involves an inaccurate fact for today's date and it neglects to tell you it's a fact from the 90's so they introduce it like it is still an accurate fact. While it is a true fact, it is a fact from the past and not even remotely close to a current number according to FBI statistics, which involves a lot less bank robberies. Also, I really dislike Gerard Butler playing an American, his accent stinks. The plot and story are at least told a little uniquely. Most of the acting is pretty solid.

This show was groundbreaking for the time. It brought up many women's issues and lgbtq+ issues. First 3 seasons are amazing. The last 3 seasons became rather soapish. I got tired of all the Bette and Tina drama that was constantly going on. Bette is a pretty dispicable character even a tree can bend with the wind, but Bette was unbending and a serious control freak with anger issues. Alice and her big mouth and her never knowing when to shutup. Shane absolutely never changing and thinking that her whole playa attitude was smooth and hey it's just how I am attitude about it. They ruined a great plotline with Max. Instead of creating a positive storyline for someone going through the choices and changes he's making, the creators make him borderline abusive with Jenny and then his boyfriend and to top it all of his self deprecating attitude. The whole Denbo storyline was stupid in season 5. And I guess since the first 3 seasons Jenny Schechter wasn't living up to her evilness. First 3 seasons once per season there was at least one negative comment about Jenny from her friends, but no evidence of this person until season 4 when she says she was a liar. I'm not sure what she thinks she was lying about, maybe her childhood trauma or her being gay or something else, but the first 3 seasons she was just getting used by everybody. And then the whole Stacy Merkin storyline the character really did become this terrible character. She kind of redeems herself when stuff starts getting better for her, but in season 6, it's a train wreck of a season for Jenny with her living up to her dispicable reputation and it ends terribly for the character and when you find out what actually happened to her (not through this show, but in the l word generations) it's disappointing and ultimately stupid. The character creates all this petty drama around her friends for the sake of herself even though it's probably all related to her childhood trauma and she's pushing everyone away so she can commit this terrible act against herself and create suspicion around everyone else. Terrible terrible plot lines for Jenny and not very helpful in creating positive awareness for people with mental health struggles.