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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (2023)
Eye opening
Guess I never knew much about Brook Shields. Of course you know the face, but how much more? I remember Blue Lagoon but not much else. I remember hearing the name "Pretty Baby" but I never actually saw the movie. So, I guess I'm probably like a lot of people who really only knew of Brook Shields through her modeling. I did watch Suddenly Susan from time to time also but didn't really like it. I recognized Brook as a talented comedian but again, never really gave her much attention beyond that.
Watching the documentary on Hulu accomplished multiple things for me. First, I realized just how damaged Brook Shields is thanks to the terrible parenting she suffered through as a child. If the 2-part series is to be believed, her Mother Teri basically pimped Brook out to anyone willing to pay. Sure the industry itself can certainly be blamed for taking advantage of a beautiful young girl but the two people who should've been keeping her safe, her parents, completely let her down. So in my mind, the documentary is a sad tale about a kid who was abandoned by one parent and completely abused by the other. I'm truly amazed Brook survived her childhood. So while the documentary is interesting, it's also depressing. Overall, I think it was done well but there was one glaring omission, the Father. He basically escapes the whole process here. I'd like to know how he felt about his Wife pimping out his Daughter?
Ad Astra (2019)
Don't waste your time
One of the worst movies I've seen. The basic premise for the movie grabbed my interest. Unfortunately, the actual movie was slow and boring. Nothing seems to make sense and the majority of the major plot points are so far fetched it's downright insulting to your intelligence.
Bird Box (2018)
Good cast, poor movie
Although the premise is interesting the movie ends up leaving you wanting your 2hrs back. So far fetched that it's frustrating and there's so many plot holes that you keep saying "what?" throughout.