Do you find yourself dozing off when you are watching your
favorite evening programs? It sure seems that way to us. Must be our age; it
can’t be how hard we’ve worked. We're both retired.
Lately it seems either I, my spouse, or both of us cannot
make it through a couple of TV episodes or a movie after dinner without drifting
off. But if one of us manages to stay awake the one who has fought off drowsing
can catch the other up on important plot points.
So last night my husband drifted during the movie “The Hundred-Foot Journey”. A good movie. About a family from India
The family makes a living in the restaurant business. The second oldest
son not only has learned cooking skills from his mother but he has a love of
good food and the heart of an amazing chef. So it’s no surprise the family seeks
a place to start another restaurant.
The family eventually settles in a small town in France
Meanwhile, the young chef finds a spark of romance with a young
woman who is a sous chef at the French restaurant. Troubles ensue, fire again
strikes the restaurant…and at about this point my husband fell asleep. I could
tell because his snores sort of woke me up.
Luckily, we have the movie recorded so he could watch what he
missed if he wanted to. But I was able to fill him in on the exciting parts he
missed, as I described it to him--a dream
sequence:
Indian elephants brought in to increase their business flow, a
kangaroo stampede, and finally a Bollywood dance number.
Well, you get the picture… I was sort of snoozing too so I dreamed
up a few things. He didn’t fall for it either. And I didn’t want to spoil the
wonderful movie--so he’s watching the rest of it now.
Trust me, our falling asleep is no reflection on the quality
of the movie. It’s worth watching from the beginning to end. And watch for the dream
sequence and Bollywood dance number. If it didn’t really have those parts it should
have.
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