Book & Movie Reviews
MACK Tactics: The Science of Seduction Meets the Art of Hostage Negotiation -
By Christopher Curtis & Rob Wiser
An interesting premise to say the least, this book gives the reader a crash course in self-discovery while infusing a boot camp guidebook for the curious consumer male. The title MACK stands for Method, Action, Confidence, Knowledge-And the authors apply their formal hostage negiating skills to the delicate art of dating and relationship-building. It’s getting great reviews and readers are convinced of its merits…now you decide!
Excerpt from Amazon reader: After a terrible breakup with my ex-girlfriend, I found myself back on the dating scene after seven years and feeling clueless about how to approach and talk to women. A book I bought recently helped me break out my slump. It’s called MACK Tactics: The Science of Seduction Meets the Art of Hostage Negotiation I highly recommend it. It begins by showing you how to build your self-confidence and then lays out a step-by-step blueprint for becoming a “M.A.C.K.” — a guy who uses Method, Action, Confidence and Knowledge to succeed with women on a whole new level. Give this book a try, it’s a fun, quick read and it’s packed with information.
Sex, Lies, and Online Dating -
by Rachel Gibson
A rather flippant, edgy mystery novel wound around the online dating scene where the feisty Lucy Rothchild, mystery author and police detective Quinn McIntyre find more than they bargained for. Lucy trolls for juicy bits for her latest murder mystery and Quinn delves into the online dating scene to catch a lady serial killer. Both find each other and attempted romance ensues as the work-worn detective and the smart 30 something single woman who’s been burned before work in consort to create and solve the most satisfying mystery of their lives. Clever plotlines and interesting characters set in today’s hustling urban landscape. A lighthearted look at online dating.
Love Actually
starring Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Don Cheadle
This movie made me weep with happiness and renewed hope. At the time I was so down on relationships, having just gotten over a bad breakup-A great film to watch with someone new-
With no fewer than eight couples vying for our attention, Love Actually is like the Boston Marathon of romantic comedies, and everybody wins. Having mastered the genre as the writer of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Bridget Jones’s Diary, it appears that first-time director Richard Curtis is just like his screenplays: He just wants to be loved, and he’ll go to absurdly appealing lengths to win our affection. With Love Actually, Curtis orchestrates a minor miracle of romantic choreography, guiding a brilliant cast of stars and newcomers as they careen toward love and holiday cheer in London, among them the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) who’s smitten with his caterer; a widower (Liam Neeson) whose young son nurses the ultimate schoolboy crush; a writer (Colin Firth) who falls for his Portuguese housekeeper; a devoted wife and mother (Emma Thompson) coping with her potentially unfaithful husband (Alan Rickman); and a lovelorn American (Laura Linney) who’s desperately attracted to a colleague. There’s more–too much more–as Curtis wraps his Christmas gift with enough happy endings to sweeten a dozen other movies. That he pulls it off so entertainingly is undeniably impressive; that he does it so shamelessly suggests that his writing fares better with other, less ingratiating directors. –Jeff Shannon (excerpt from Amazon.com review)
