Stone Cold
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
I don’t recall exactly why I even put this one on my list of things to watch. It was probably because Makki likes Tom Selleck. But then, most woman seem to like him. I also didn’t realize that this was a made for TV movie. In fact, I found that out as I was reading the jacket while loading the DVD player. My heart sank. Made for TV is rarely a good thing.
The movie is based upon a novel by Robert B. Parker. I have no idea who that is but if the movie is anything like his books he writes with a certain quirky humor that I could actually enjoy. Not that this is a funny movie, while there is some humor, mostly from the main character, it is a drama through and through. It is not a mystery as you find out very early in the film who the bad guys are, but it works well as it creates a nice element of rapport between them and Selleck’s character.
If you are looking for a moderately humorous, nonstressful drama to waste a bit of time you could do much worse than this one. Not to mention, if you have a woman in your life that is sick of watching action movies with you this might work. You get an entertaining film and she gets Tom Selleck. It might get you some chick flick points without having to actually watch a chick flick. That earns this one an extra half a star for a big old