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This movie reminded me a lot of M. Night Shyamalan's Lady In The Water(2006), for some reason or another...

This film is more "supernatural" than being your average creature-feature flick. The plot being a family of four move into their new house where the find weird goings on in the swimming pool that is is fed oddly enough, by an underground spring in the area.

The father of the family Ray has been forced to retire from his baseball career due to illness. Taking a swim in the pool he finds that he draws tremendous healing power from it. However all of this is not without consequence. For every healing that is done by this miraculous pool, there is a price to be paid. Watch the film and see what happens next...

Verdict: enjoyable one-time watch. Decent acting, background-music, directing, photography and script. This is the preferred standard or "norm" for me for a horror movie of this caliber. Believe far worse horror films are being made these days...

One of the best animated features I've seen at the end of 2023. My, how CGI has evolved over the years. The feats this technology has accomplished in animation is mind-blowing. Gone are the days of traditional 2D hand-drawn cartoons.

Though the traditional 2D style still is a great favorite of mine and suits the older cartoons from the 1930's all the way to the 1990's.

As computer technology evolves, so does CGI. Great strides have also been made in the form of computer storage technology as well. Gone are the days we used to watch great films on videocassettes. CD's and DVD's and even Blu Rays are slowly being phased out in favor of cloud based video streaming.

As most of the world is now on smartphones, means this device is the most preferred and readily available to watch any video content.

Back to this film. It is about a family of four ducks who are enticed by a group of migrating ducks to travel to the island of Jamaica. Will they ever reach there? What adventures will they encounter along the way? It's all up to you to watch this excellent animated movie and find out what happens next...

Verdict: simply marvelous. My eyes never left the screen start to finish, which is rare these days due to over-saturation of content both on digital TV and the internet. However this one is an exception to the rule. Excellent voice-acting, simplistic and enjoyable plot and characterization are the saving graces.

Some 2D animated features for you to see: Watership Down(1978), The Plague Dogs(1982), The Secret of NIMH(1982), The Great Mouse Detective(1986). Thank you for reading this review and as Mister Spock always says,"live long and prosper".

I've a lot of respect for actor Paul Newman. His performances in the films Hud(1963), Torn Curtain(1966), The Sting(1973) and The Drowning Pool(1975), have cemented my affection for him. He was an incredibly handsome actor with a warm and kind heart.

However one area he was never exploited was in action-films as an action hero, like Arnold Schwarzenegger did in Commando(1985), Bruce Willis did in Die Hard(1988) and Sylvester Stallone in the Rambo series of movies. This was a shame since I have seen him brawl in action scenes quite well and deliver a great intensity in performance. So as a main action hero and also roles in murder suspense and horror, especially in horror, he has done no work. Only The Drowning Pool is an exception as the only murder mystery Newman had starred in.

This film is a crime drama about day to day violence on the streets of the Bronx, brought on by delinquency due lack of educational institutions and welfare services. The movie also shows the effects of negligence and corruption within the law force.

This is an adult themed film I believe and not meant for younger viewers. We have cameo appearances by the beautiful and sexy actresses Pam Grier and Rachel Ticotin. Ed Asner and Ken Wahl(The Gladiator 1986) have larger roles withing the film.

Verdict: above average cop drama with decent acting by all involved and worth a watch if you've got time to spare.

More cop drama films: Dirty Harry(1971), Serpico(1973), Copkiller(1983), Cop(1988), One Good Cop(1991), Heat(1995).

Thanks for reading this review and as Mister Spock always says, "live lone and prosper".