The Pliley Review

  Genre:  Romance, Comedy Rating:   PG Synopsis:  A wedding disaster leaves a groom stranded in Rome, heartbroken in the world's happiest city. However, with help from a determined local and a few meddling couples, his ruined honeymoon becomes an adventure that he never expected. *** Kevin James always a pleasure to see and we love watching Angel Studios in our home, so when I saw the trailer I was already intrigued. I am so glad I gave it a chance.  Great date night movie. It has all the aspects you would want in a romantic movie. It is both funny, romantic and heartbreaking with quirky characters and some laugh out loud moments All I can say about the cast is just perfection. Each actor matched the character exactly how you would think they should. Of course, huge shout out to Kevin James as he holds your attention during all trials and adventures.  No spoilers but mindbending twist at the end.  Final Thoughts As a date night movie with someone ...

  Genre: Action, Romance Rating:   PG-13 Synopsis: Two highly-trained operatives become close after being sent to protect opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within. *** From watching the trailer I was super intrigued about this story as it reminded me of The Great Wall in many ways. And it started with a bang which gave me high hopes.  I will say props to the main actors, both Anya Taylor-Joy as Drasa and Miles Teller as Levi. No matter what the writers threw at them they handled it with grace, though sadly I do not think it helped in the end.  As I suspected from the trailer this movie is about 80% ‘talking’ and 20% action so keep that in mind before viewing it. I was happy once some action started as it did add a new layer to the story and introduced some cool looking creatures.  Sadly, before the action started I was a little eye rolling as I could not help but wonder what kind of mercena...

  Published:    November 7th, 2023. Genre: Fantasy, Romantic fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Romance novel, High fantasy Rating:   R - violence, torture, sexual content Synopsis:   Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves. *** I’m so happy I was able to jump right into book 2 as it continues pretty much right where it left off from the first.  That being said I was a little nervous that early on (no spoilers) they decided to head back to the school and I got huge Harry Potter ‘let’s get going back to the school at the start of the ...

                                                         Genre:   Romantic, Comedy Rating:   TV-14  Synopsis: Ten years after a botched proposal, two star-crossed exes must spend Christmas together after discovering their partners are siblings . *** The first movie I’ve seen with Lindsy Lohan since her return and I had high hopes.  The narration at the beginning providing some backstory was a little weird and felt out of place, especially given the person chosen so honestly I was nervous.  But wow, the said ‘botched’ proposal brought me into the story with a bang of both hilarity and heartbreak.  The cast did a great job and brought their characters to life. Each one felt very real and you started rooting for them as individuals even before the romance portion played a factor. Lindsey ...