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Mr. Peabody and the Guildford Four

 Wednesday: Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)

      While recovering from a bad flu, Arthur Peabody and his wife decide to take a winter vacation in the Caribbean. They stay in a beautiful house right on the water. Arthur is starting to feel better. Then after a party his wife reminds him he is almost fifty. This makes him depressed. Soon after he takes a boat to a nearby island where he hears singing. He can't find the source of the singing and decides to go fishing. He catches a mermaid. Arthur takes her back to the house. His wife doesn't believe him. He ends up putting the mermaid in their very large pond. He falls in love with her. Everyone thinks he is crazy. It complicates everything. I thought this movie was alright. 

Saturday: French Girl (2024)

       Gordon is a high school teacher who is dating a talented chef named Sophie. She gets offered a chance at a job at a restaurant in Quebec City, where she is from. Gordon goes with her while she tries out for the job. They stay with her family. They mostly speak French, which Gordon understands but doesn't speak very well. The owner of the restaurant is Ruby, who is Sophie's ex. Gordon is worried about losing Sophie and what he would do if she gets the job. This movie was alright. Not the best but cute. The main reason I watched it was because I will be starting a cruise from Quebec City in a little over a week. So I thought it would be fun to watch a movie set there.

Sunday: In the Name of the Father (1993)

       This is based on a true story. Gerry is a young man living in Belfast in the 70s. Caught in the middle of the battle between the I.R.A. and British military. Gerry isn't on either side. He steals metal scraps to sell. This gets him in trouble and angers both sides. His father sends him to London to keep him out of trouble. He lives in a commune. There is a bombing not far from where him. Gerry along with three others are suspected of setting off the bomb. They are all coerced into confessing to a crime they didn't commit. Gerry's father, aunt and cousins are also arrested as accomplices. They are all sent to prison. His father fights from day one to get them out of prison. It takes longer for Gerry to come around to thinking they have any chance of getting out. That there is anyone they can trust. I thought this movie was good.

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