The Desperate Hour

Trust me, I've tried them all: Billy Blanks, Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons, Turbo Jam, heck I even turned to Susan Powter. Nothing worked...until I found Lakewood starring Naomi Watts. Who knew, right? Just watching Naomi jogging for sixty minutes and huffing, puffing, and sweating nearly made me lose two pounds. And then I tried emulating her because after all, a good workout video isn't effective unless you can follow along. I'm thrilled she has gotten into the health fitness game and is selfless enough to want to help others.

So if you want to see someone jogging for the duration of the film, that is just making a ton of phone calls then this is the one for you. No surprises, a bit of limping, then she can run again, then the limp comes again back and forth. It would have been lacking excitement just as much if she had been on a running machine. It's annoying enough when someone in a room is constantly talking on their mobile, this is just a film that is as annoying and you just want to ask her to take it somewhere private and call an Uber.

This is not a bad film. From reading the reviews I was expecting it to be very weak, but it's not. I think the problem that the reviewers have is that this is NOT an action film. If you watch it not expecting action, shooting and chases, it is actually a very good film. Its true that 80% of it is the main character on a jog in the woods, but that doesn't mean there is no suspense. The acting is good, the scenery is beautiful and the plot is strong and believable. Well worth watching if you're not expecting high octane action or CGI nonsense.

And that's the film. Jogging for one hour straight, must of lost loads of weight. Also her phone bill must be high this month, overall a lockdown film.

Unusual script showcasing the skill and fitness of hugely talented screen heroine and mama lion, Naomi Watts. The film does not deserve such negative reviews. Watts pulls off a 21st century mom handling a crisis in the way we all live now - on the phone. The pacing and suspense are there. Give it a try.