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Old Romeo and the Pain Free Action Hero

 Tuesday: Ghostlight (2024)

      Dan is a construction worker. He and his family are dealing with the aftermath of a family tragedy. His teenage daughter, Daisy, is acting up at school. He's having communication problems with his wife. Dan finds it hard to focus at work. One day he stumbles upon a local theater group. They are putting on a production of Romeo and Juliet. They need someone just to come in and read. Dan is reluctant at first to join in. But he keeps coming back. He feels accepted by them. They really support him. He ends up in the role of Romeo. Dan struggles with it because the story mirrors what happened to his family. I thought this movie was alright. 

Friday: Novocaine (2025)

      A bank manager named Nate has a condition where he can't feel pain. This has made him very cautious. He ends up going on a date with Sherry, a bank teller. They hit it off and have a great night. The next day the bank is robbed by three men in Santa costumes. Sherry is taken as a hostage. Without really thinking Nate steals a cop car and chases after them. He has to track down the robbers and save Sherry. This movie was alright. It's a comedy action film. There are some pretty violent parts, mostly done for comedic effect. Putting Nate in situations that are bad, but because he can't feel anything it doesn't bother him. This movie was clearly meant to come out around Christmas.

Saturday: Picture This (2025)

      Pia is a young Indian woman living in London. Her life is a mess. She is a photographer with a failing studio. Her love life is also failing. Her younger sister is getting married. Pia gets a prediction from a spiritual man. She will find her true love in her next five dates. Her family is eager for her to find love. So she agrees to be set up on five blind dates. Each on more disastrous than the last. While all this is going on she is also dealing with the best man being the one who got away. It didn't end well and now she has to be around him a lot. I thought this movie was alright. A little campy and cheesy. It is based on an Australian film with pretty much the same story line. It only came out in 2024. It seems really soon to basically remake the same film.

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