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Belated Reviews: For My Father, The Young Victoria and Wonderful World

Film:  For My Father Review:  A very good film about a Palestinian who has to redeem his family name by becoming a suicide bomber. We see what he encounters when he goes into Israel to do the deed. It was a very interesting and poignant film. ------------------------------------- Film:  The Young Victoria Review:That was very good, although I think it would have worked better as a Masterpiece Theatre mini-series with more episodes added to it chronicling her whole reign. The film only covers her early years, and even that scratches the surface. Still it was entertaining with a nice bit of romance. They did bend the truth in one scene, which I heard bugged the British audiences a bit, so that might not sit well with purists, but overall it was a nice film. --------------------------------------------------- Film:  Wonderful World Review:  This is the fourth time since I started attending the film series that I've seen a Matthew Broderick film, and I...