Title: “Call Jane: An Unexpected Doctor’s Visit”
Patient: “Doctor, I just watched ‘Call Jane!’”
Doctor: ”You’ve watched it? Now that’s serious, please recline and tell me everything.”
Patient: ”Well, ‘Call Jane’ pops out at you – like a kid with a cap gun in a quiet library. It’s the 1960s, and housewife Joy, played by Elizabeth Banks, needs an abortion. It’s life or death, but the patriarchal medical board seems to care about the former less. She then meets the Jane Collective, sneaking around like secret agents to secure women safe abortions.”
Doctor: “Intriguing. Although, it seems a bit heavy for light viewing.”
Patient: “Not for the faint of heart indeed. But it provides a realistic view of women’s struggles when abortions were illegal, like a grim black and white picture in a rosy-golden photo album.”
Doctor: “And the rest of the cast?”
Patient: “Fabulous! Like the all-star lineup at an Oscar party. Banks is sublime in her evolution – from a meek housewife to a rebel tireless warrior. And their performance is as convincing as your medical degree, doc! With Sigourney Weaver, Kate Mara and others joining the cause, it’s like the Avengers of the abortion rights movement.”
Doctor: “I’m no Roger Ebert, but sounds like you’ve found positives in a bath of negatives!”
Patient: “Indeed, like plucking gems from a mountainside – their acting is as crisp as a fresh celery stalk, and this heroes’ journey is Lord of the Rings’esque – but the ring here is the right to one’s body. The set design and cars – it’s like a time machine, without the flux capacitor! And the music – it’s the soothing anesthesia before the invasive procedure of the narrative.”
Doctor: “So it’s a page of history in a popcorn-sprinkled candy wrapper. Any side effects?”
Patient: “Well doc, just like patients aren’t thrilled about fluorescent hospital lights, some might find the doctor scenes grim and unsettling. Plus, the anti-social doctor is as much a comedian as a giraffe on a unicycle – awkwardly brilliant!”
Doctor: “Weird retinas or not, would you, in your professional movie-goer opinion, recommend it?”
Patient: “Unquestionably, doc! Besides, who can resist a touch of classic film grain?”
Doctor: “Hmm, I’ll mark your prescription as ‘Call Jane’ then, takeaway – real, deep, but with a dose of funny. And you’ll handle the side-effects I trust?”
Patient: “Absolutely doc, it’s a journey worth braving!”
Doctor: “Also in my professional opinion: You should keep it. Remember to keep hydrated and stay away from cliche romantic comedies. Take care!”
Patient: “Thanks doc, for tuning up my movie-review gland! I’ll be back next week!”
And there you have it – ‘Call Jane’, an evocative historical piece with a dash of humor and a dollop of courage. Raw, intense, and yet subtly hilarious. Don’t miss this checkup. Prescription: Must keep!
8/10