Big Miracle is based on the book, Freeing the Whales by Tom Rose, a true story that chronicles the entrapment of three whales in the icy waters of Alaska. The story, which claimed worldwide attention in 1988, seems like a fool-proof family-friendly film just itching to be made. Ultimately, however, Big Miracle is entertaining and charming enough but it’s still a small letdown. The story starts in ...[Read More]
I’ll start this review with a confession. While I’m no avid chick-lit reader, I am a huge Emily Giffin fan, and I have been ever since I picked up the pretty pink copy of Something Borrowed in an airport bookstore six years ago. What makes Ms. Giffin’s novels stand out from the rest of her genre is the fact that she explores the shades of gray that are often ignored in stories of sassy heroines bo...[Read More]