The Book and the Rose (2001): A hunky young math teacher comes across a first edition of Anna Karenina and falls in love with the previous owner based on her extensive scribblings in the margin. (7.2)
Director: Jeff Bemiss
Writers: Jeff Bemiss, Max Lucado (short story)
Stars: Chris Kennedy, Patrick Tuttle and Carey Lessard
A very short (28 mins) movie; so there really isn't a whole lot of time to develop characters or anything, but to present the story. Yet, the problem I have with it is the story itself. If I say anything at all about the story, it will be a spoiler (28 mins, remember?). The story isn't altogether symmetrical as it may originally appear. Yes, the period costumes and trains and things are ok, but the acting isn't all that grand to write home about. I've seen/read (short) stories like this and they are always a "test" for for the main character; and, people seem to accept passing that test as a noble deed. The test is only for one party and I don't think it is fair. My beef is with the other person giving the test. If you pass the (unfair) test, you end up with the, uh, "loot," but if you fail you are the villain. Where is the test for the other party? Yes, since the story is so short, I'm laying the fault of the story on the presentation of the movie itself. My Rating: 6.0
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