STREAMING OPTIONS: Sci-fi and Rom-com with a difference

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Today, we have two movies that would fall under familiar film genres. But I’ll salute them for daring to be different and bringing something fresh.

LOLA - Here is an Indie film from Ireland and England that has the self-awareness to try and be different, even if saddled with a small budget. The premise is one of SciFi, but with a found footage concept that plays it differently, utilizing newsreels from the 1940s and CGI to create new, familiar, stark, and daring footage. At the center of the narrative are two sisters, Thomasina and her younger sister, Martha .

But it is 1940, and there’s a war in Europe, with Hitler rattling his sword about invading England. When the military gets wind of what LOLA can do, they decide to employ it for strategic military purposes. While this works initially, it gets complicated, making the girls look like traitors. What’s admirable is how Director Andrew Legge will blend this SciFi premise without losing hold of how the sisters have to resonate and be someone we care about.

What follows is a loopy narrative that throws in a lot of twists and turns, surprises, and moments of acute embarrassment. Qualley and Abbott can be commended for their total commitment to the roles. And while it may seem that Qualley is doing more of the heavy lifting, I’ll appreciate how Abbott’s Hal is the more complex, nuanced character. Abbott gives us his pathetic, sniveling side as much as the side of false bravado.

Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)

 

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