Crime 101-Winner of the newly created wholesome movie award

Mark Ruffalo seems to love playing those near retirement types that are equipped with brains and endurance. This show movie does not leave him out. Then there is the troubled Halle Berry. Clearly aging and struggling to get a decent night of sleep. Working hard to rise in rank in an office that is clearly not reading her memos. 

There is a hilarious scene when she is talking to one of those super rich clients and trying her best to close the deal. The eccentric host throws her eveything and the kitchen sink even asking her to try a traget with w pisyol right from a window in his living room. And ofcourse there is the token gardener who is asked to move out of the way for what seems to be a regular routine. In her effort to impress the client she fumbles by calling his girlfriend his daughter! 

After she realises that she is being undervalued by her boses, she finally decides to partner with an ethical and calculating thief. 

Enter our protagonist whose patterns attract the attention of a meticulous detective. In a casual conversation with the 53 year old insurance agent he comes up with a strategy to try and identify patterns in the activities of this benevolent thief. 

On the other side of this tale there is a father figure (Nick Nolte)…if we can call him that who works with Mike (Helmsworth). The tension is pulpable as the two talk and it is clear Mike wants out. Money will have none of this and identifies a younger more reckless crook to try to find out what James is working on so that they can beat him to his score. 

The ending and the development of the story is just so wholesome, it had me laughing and smiling all through. 

Protector-A look into the world of trafficking

 

The Actress who has made a name for herself in the Resident Evil franchise makes an impressive entrance into another role this time also having some involvement behind the scenes. 

There is a play on the usual tale of heroes who kick ass having fought in several battles. This is different in that you are allowed to actually see her in action with failures and victories all mixed in. 

She is serving her country and trying to raise a daughter. Unfortunately she loses her husband and is forced to retire from the service. The guilt ridden mothet must navigate motherhood and the single life. The close relationship she managed to maintain with her daughter is quite strained but she is doing her best. 

As fate would have it, the two have a bit of a fallout. The young girl wants to be allowed to be free while the mother is busy trying to make up for lost time. While wounds are still fresh from some argument, mum discovers she has gone out with some friends. 

On her birthday she is dared to talk to a good looking guy and this is where this go awry. A drug is slipped into her drink and she walks out with this stranger. 

Fortunately her mum is not too far and barely manages to catch a glimpse of the man walking away with his daughter. 

A frantic chase begins and the proverbial beast is released. The rest of the show is a walk through her life as she single handedly demolishes a trafficking ring eliminating one by one until she faces a final confrontation with the man on top. 

As can be expected there is an over enthusiastic cop who refuses to accept the truth and as well as the counsel of an army general who urges him to tread carefully. 

You get Rambo vibes from this part (where another general shows up to warn a sherrif about who he is dealing with). 

All i can say is there is quite a twist at the end that had me wondering just what i had watched. This one definately gets a thumbs up from me.