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The critics gave it 91,
The audience much lower,
A fact that only would confuse
The average movie-goer.

Though ratings are subjective,
They help us to decide
If certain cinematic feats
Are really worth the ride.

The timing worked and so we went;
To me, it came up short.
My husband, though, concurred with
What the critics did report.

I guess, to me at least, it seemed
To make a lot of sense
That 59’s the score awarded
By the audience.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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April 25, 2017 at 10:58 AM
Hi Ilene...Your poem is capable of opening up an endless debate! The real critics are those who see and judge for themselves. Luckily our tastes vary! ~ Regards // paul
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April 24, 2017 at 5:14 PM
Really nice done Ilene but unfair that you didn't tell us which movie. :)
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April 24, 2017 at 6:10 PM
Thanks for telling me Ilene. I had thoughts of seeing that movie, but now I will wait for pay for view or whatever it is called. :)
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April 24, 2017 at 5:56 PM
hey chris! it's called "a quiet passion" and it's about emily dickinson. the acting was excellent (especially cynthia nixon and jennifer ehle) but it was very slow-moving and sad and it had lots of scenes for which i had no patience. i didn't like the music, either...
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