Her Alibi, 1989

Director: Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Double Jeopardy)

Stars: Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels,

I adore Tom Selleck because of Three Men and a Little Lady, so when I found this movie for $3 on Black Friday, I thought I would take a chance. And it's all right. Definitely cute enough for me to recommend to watch at least once, for Tom Selleck fans.

Phil (Selleck) is a mystery writer with writer's block, whose agent (Daniels-- probably best-known as Mr. Feeny from Boy Meets World, or to an earlier generation as the voice of K.I.T.T., the talking 1982 Pontiac Trans Am in Knight Rider) tries to get him to start writing again.

Phil goes to court, where he apparently sits in on cases to get ideas for writing (which is a great idea!), and that's where he see Nina (Poriskova), a Romanian beauty accused of murder. On a whim, he decides to be her alibi.

In this little constructed alibi, they are having an affair, so she must come to live with him for a while, which she does, though only because there are people trying to kill her. Phil, sort of a wimpy writer who lives vicariously through his recurring character Peter Swift, now writes about his experiences with Nina, adjusting things to make them more exciting for the book, which is a very cute touch- and all the while he wonders if she is really a killer.

It's definitely cute enough to watch at least once. I liked how Tom Selleck didn't play Magnum. He played a wimp, so afraid of the woman he was providing with an alibi that he had to move a dresser in front of his door at night so she wouldn't come in to kill him.

Black Friday Movies!

Every Black Friday, and the week leading up to it, I always pay attention to the movie sales around town. Target, Walmart, and Big Lots, especially.

I love Target's deals. In the past I have been able to get seasons of my favorite tv shows for $12! Now that is a great price! Usually the price is above $30, and here I get it for $12!

Plus, some movie deals are absolutely brilliant: last year I bought "17 Again" (shut up- I LOVE LOVE LOVE Zac Efron) for $1.99.

This year, here's my list of deals:

Monday:

Target: I found "It Happened to Jane" for $4.99! I love this movie, and reviewed it a couple months ago. It is completely worth owning, and I was very happy to get it for such a great price.

Big Lots: "Ocean's Eleven" for $5! YAY!! See my review of this one a few months ago to see just how excited about this deal I really am!!!!!!!!!!

Black Friday:

Target: "Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian" for only $3.99! I really like these movies, and this one is a gift. I also found "The Princess Bride" for $3.99, and though I own it already, I bought it because mine has a scratch and I miss some of it every time I watch. And this is a better deal than my other deal last year!

Big Lots: "Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer" for $3. Shut up, I am a fan. Probably my biggest celebrity crush of all time- that's Gene Kelly. I know he's dead, but I still dream about him sweeping me off my feet, sometimes....

"Breakfast at Tiffany's" for $1.88. For it being such a classic, I think that was probably the best deal of the day! Or maybe not, since people are not watching classics anymore, it seems.

"Her Alibi" for $3. Okay, I did something I have NEVER done before. I bought a movie I have never seen before. I didn't take that much of a risk, so it's fine if I hate it. It's starring Tom Selleck and some girl I've never heard of, and I have a crush on Tom Selleck, so I hope I like it.

Time to knit Christmas presents and watch movies. :)