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Here's to Life! (2000)
The moral of this movie is giving is better than getting.
While this movie may be aimed at a senior audience, I think its a movie the whole family can enjoy. There are some language cautions, esp. for young children. I watched it on Canadian cable channel on a Saturday night.
It is a charming movie. In a way its a breakout movie - trying to grasp the essence of life before its too late. However, the moral of this story is that giving is better than getting. I found the performances by the late Kim Hunter to be great. James Whitmore is a compassionate man, but who is angry for being archived. He is the nucleus of the movie. I didn't even catch on until a quarter way through the movie that Eric McCormack was playing the nervous, blackmailed Owen. While he is the leverage that gets the show moving toward its plot, and then becomes the focus, he does it so well as to not overshadow the rest of the characters with his Will & Grace starlight. Ossie Davis is Ossie Davis. What is there not to like about Duncan Cox (or for any character the late Mr. Davis ever played)? Plainly, this is a good movie acted out by some great actors.
Masterminds (1997)
Really enjoyed Masterminds. Not bad for a CDN movie
CITY-TV in Canada recently played MasterMinds starring Patrick Stewart. Despite some language that I didn't enjoy, this was a great "family " movie. Well done for a Canadian film, in the sense of the CDN actors and locations. Who am I writing about: There's Matt Craven, Katie Stuart, and Callum Keith Rennie.
'Ozzie'played by Vincent Kartheiser was really good.A good story is supposed to suspend your disbelief. I found Ozzie to be exciting, and definitely McGiverish.
Bradley Whitford played Paxton, the father of the Ozzie and a hostage. Couldn't figure out where I had seen him before. Of course, "West Wing"! But, this movie was filmed in 1997 before that later show got started.
This movie is worthing watching again (I came in halfway)