Well, of course, we HAVE to get these two kids together, right?
Of course, the jury is required to be sequestered, and Terry and David try to hide together in plain sight from the rest of the jury... without too much success. The trial itself deals with the death of a woman who is allegedly killed by her hub who wanted a divorce to get with another woman... the 'extra-marital' nature of the case obviously eats at both Terry and David, who are falling further and further into each other by the day, yet knowing they will have to make up their mind... they MUST make up their mind... wait, we've already seen that film...
With that, it is overall a drama, but... some 'comoc relief' is provided by other characters scattered throughout... Tery and David have a few cute / funny moments as well... one was when Terry sits down at the lunch table across from David, and is cleaning everything... and mesmerizes David in the process... love her expression when she realizes she has... mesmerized...
...here's another one which is not funny, necessarily... but interesting, when Terry does a 'faux faint' in front of one of the jurors to prove a point about the case... to me the coolest part of this is that Ginger REALLY looks like she is zonking...(our girl is SO talented...) so with that, the GIF is an interesting loop...
But the final GIF loop (which I am just digging a HEAP, y'all...) was captured at the first of the film, when Terry is unsuccessfully trying to talk her way out of jury duty, even as she was given the waiver... this GIF captures some of the essential GingerExpressions which just grab hold of me and NEVER lets go...the raised eyebrow floors me every time...
Well, that's about it... Ginger is touching 40 in this film, and is so radiant and perky... and shows so much range... she's just a great actress, y'all... and don't let ANYONE try to say otherwise. Her role is as a 'ordinary' woman, but it is so engaging... I truly LOVE these types of roles for her, as one gets a feeling this is really how Ginger IS... or at least the general 'essence' of her personality... which is priceless!
KIG, Y'all!!!
Hu
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Good points, Huey! And neat GIFs, too! Yes, this is a fine film, with a fine Ginger "showing her range," a Dennis Morgan we'd expect, and several fine supporting roles. A couple things bother me about it, though, and keep me from watching it as much as I might. First, there was that neat cafe scene referred to above. There, Ginger is finicky about the cleanliness of all the restaurant equipment and prep procedures. Was a funny and different Ginger. BUT, those finicky characteristics never reappeared in the movie!! Guess it was just intended for a comic relief moment, but I would at least have expected her to grimace at the place settings during another meal scene. Ginger is a marvelous actress who greatly endeared herself to her audiences. Without a doubt!!! As a result of that and the affection I have for her and her work, it just really pains me to see her in even a fictional situation where she's deeply unhappy or grieving. (These were other demonstrations of her acting excellence!) I don't like feeling sad when Our Ginger is "feeling sad." Now funny sad, as in the romantic problems in the romantic comedies, is a different situation. That's OK. But serious sad makes me sad. OK, so I'm overly sensitive. I also wonder how much influence this jury movie had on those who created "Twelve Angry Men" a few years later. I'm betting it did!! All in all, "Perfect Strangers" was a good dramatic outing for Ginger, a film relatively typical of its day. Recommended!!
ReplyDeleteI concur about the 'neat freak' trait... could have been a bit of a running deal throughout the film... but I guess it got kinda serious not long after that...
ReplyDeleteI am NOT happy when Ginger is not happy... so the ending is not a good one for me... even though it was the 'right thing to do'...
I always get a kick on how they show the 'selection process' at the very first of the film...pre-Ginger... sad thing is, they may well still DO it that way.... ahh, they HAVE to be computerized by now, right?
overall, the way Ginger 'takes over' the jury in deliberation is kinda cool... overall a pretty determined lady, as of course Ginger really was... again, perhaps my favorite 'type' of Ginger persona...