A BEAR NAMED WINNIE (Released to Television Canada 2004)

 

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.6|5.0 Starsììì  A Bear Named Winnie—features Michael Fassbender before Steve Jobs—is not a high quality watch. It's okay, but slow. Read Ben Meyers' critique on the movie, Steve Jobs, the Fassbender version.   Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images Storyline  A Canadian veterinarian, who is fighting  during WW1, finds a Black bear tied to a post at a tanning shop and reluctantly pays the exorbitant price the tanner offers. The veterinarian becomes friends with the bear over the period of WWI.    Additional Thanks  Thank you to Director John Kent Harrison for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Simon Vaughan and Kim Todd for making the film possible. Cast includes Michael Fassbender, David Suchet, Gil Bellows, Stephen Fry, and Jonathon Young. Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?  Maybe. It presents itself like a television movie, which it is. Do not expect a great watch from this film. Video Critique Available Here: Ben Meyers

THE RANGER, THE COOK, AND THE HOLE IN THE SKY (ABC Television Release USA 1995)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.1|5.0 Starsìììì

The Ranger, the Cook, and the Hole in the Sky—charming—may be predictable but also is clean, honest, decent and has strong resemblance to Little House on the Prairie stories. The movie satisfies and serves as a non-loud piece of entertainment with no unpleasant surprises. Nice view of some of Sam Elliott’s earlier works. Watch for Jerry O’Connell and Ricky Jay who give sturdy performances. Good work overall. 

Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images 

Storyline

A teenage boy learns a few life lessons while working for a Forest Service crew during the summer of 1919. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director John Kent Harrison for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Richard Welsh for making the film possible. Cast includes: Sam Elliott, Jerry O’Connell, Ricky Jay, Molly Parker, Don Davis, Robert Wisden, Michael Tayles, Tom Butler, Jay Brazeau, Callum Keith Rennie, A.C. Peterson, Campbell Lane, and Frank Cassini. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The movie serves as a low-key, peaceful afternoon watch—gentle, soft entertainment. 

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Ben Meyers