The reviews from relatives are in -- and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is a big hit in my family.
Niece Katie and nephew Matt (and brother-in-law Doug) saw the movie last weekend and everyone loved it. They said it was much darker than the previopus HP movies. And some moments broughts shrieks of fear and surprise from the audience. Sounds like a good movie for the Thanksgiving holiday.
I saw another adaptation, "Fair Game," which is centered around the Bush administration's Iraq war strategy -- and the conflict with CIA agent Valerie Plame and husband Joseph C. Wilson IV. (Here's the Fair Game trailer and some reviews.) It's a searing drama that takes us into the illegal mano a mano political wrangling that preceded -- and followed -- the declaration of war. Well worth a look this holiday.