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The L Word (2004)
Too many stories
I've gotten most of the way through the first season. I tend to like the story; some of it is funny, some is heartbreaking, some is very confusing, some is very graphic, and some is very, very gross. But the biggest problem is that there are way too many stories, and way too large a cast. If they could cut down the cast and the number of different situations, then the story would be a lot more enjoyable. I will probably watch the entire series, but I freely admit that I get so put-off by some of the story lines that I tend to fast-forward through them. It sometimes seems that the writers are trying to kill the enjoyment for the viewer.
Lip Service (2010)
Kill one of the main characters; kill the series
I really enjoyed this series up until the point of Cat's death, which was a real downer. That completely killed the rest of the series for me; I never finished it. I can't help but think that many others felt the same way.
How very, very sad.
I believe that I would have been happier if Frankie had been the one who was killed off. She had so much emotional baggage that she tended to drag down the series anyway. She was an interesting character, but she struck me as being very self-centered. She couldn't stand the thought of Cat finding happiness, and look what a sad ending this brought about for everyone else.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Colorful, confusing, and not Anderson's best work.
I saw this movie this evening with a feeling of anticipation. After "Moonrise Kingdom" (my own personal Anderson favorite), I was somewhat skeptical that he could top my favorite, and my skepticism was justified. It was colorful, and had quite a few laughs, but that's about it. A lot of actors were quite simply under-used. Tilda Swinton had so little to do that a simple portrait of her would have sufficed. Bill Murray with his oh-so-obvious American accent was totally out of place. I suppose if I had read the works of Stefan Zweig, I might have enjoyed this movie more than I did. But then there's the possibility that I wouldn't have enjoyed Zweig either. Over the years, I have come to judge movies by whether or not I would want to view it more than once, and perhaps purchase a copy of it. I have a copy of "Moonrise Kingdom" which I have viewed a number of times. It is part of small collection that I like to watch on occasion. Sadly, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" will never be part of this collection.