Hollywood, But in a Good Way

Rating: 8/10 (4 January 2020)

Yet another example that the adjective "Hollywood" is not always a pejorative. This movie had all of the elements of a big Hollywood blockbuster: a noble goal, two attractive protagonists fighting against the odds, an evil power-broker, and a wrench. The wrench part only makes sense if you've seen the movie, although I wouldn't classify this as a spoiler.
It's based on a true story, but there probably isn't any more history to back this up than there was for the Star Wars movies, but we get it. As facile and clichÃ© as this was at times, there were some great performances and just enough solid drama and humor to pull it off. Like so many films these days, I thought it was a bit long at 2 hours and 32 minutes, but it wasn't intolerable.