Well… I’m sorry for being rusty but I haven’t written a post or reviewed a movie since… well, ages! Last year! So bare with me while I tell you today about a movie I’ve accidentally bumped into: 55 Steps – you can find it on HBO Max.
This movie is quite old, from 2017, and it tells the true story of Eleanor Riese. She was famous due to the lawsuit she started against St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Centre. She won at the California State Court of Appeals, and she managed to help hundreds of thousands of patients. She helped them to be treated better by their doctors. She helped them with the patient rights and specifications the right of a patient to deny the treatment offered by the doctors. Especially people that have some kind of disability. Eleanor Riese set up a precedent that helped many!
The movie stars the magnificent Helena Bonham Carter as Eleanor and Hilary Swank as her lawyer, Colette Hughes. The movie can be called slow and rather unexciting for many, but I believe that it is a lovely movie nonetheless. I believe it focuses lovely and naturally on the budding friendship relationship between the 2. Their chemistry is amazing, and the scenes where they are just the 2 of them are fascinating to watch.
The movie 55 Steps comes to show that good movies can still be made without adding sex, violence, or even insulting language every second or so. It’s true that Eleanor can sometimes become rather aggressive, but you can understand from where she comes and her standpoint.
I wish I had seen this movie in the cinema on the big screen, so I could have given it a standing ovation as it deserves. I really recommend you watch it and have a box of napkins on the side… it will get emotional! It lasts about 2 hours, but it’s worth every second.
It is also a testament to how strong women are. How brave women can be! How each and every one of us can make a difference! There is a warrior in each and every one of us, you just need to set it free…
5 out of 5 stars 🌟 from The Twisted Red Ladybug 🐞 I highly recommend it so make sure you watch it and let me know what you think!
Yours truly,
The Twisted Red Ladybug that loves Movies 🎬
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